UNSPSC 85582817: Fragmentation in left parotid duct, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fragmentation in left parotid duct, via natural or artificial opening. This surgical intervention or procedure is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 as code 0CFC7ZZ

UNSPSC 85582817 Fragmentation in left parotid duct, via natural or artificial opening, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope describes a specific surgical procedure involving the parotid gland; however, the recent opportunities tagged under it reflect procurement for occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans, pharmacy benefit management, specialty emergency medical services for youth in custody, and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories. These solicitations span employee health benefits administration, occupational health compliance, disability medical assessment, and clinical staffing — none of which directly relates to parotid duct surgery or the anatomical procedure the code nominally describes. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal health systems (Long Beach, Santa Clara County), state transportation departments (Washington), county probation departments (Harris County), and county human resources functions (Collier County). No repeat buyers appear in the recent record, and no opportunities specifically solicit parotid duct fragmentation procedures or related surgical services.

Geographic activity across the recent posting window spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no concentrated regional clustering. The most concrete recent opportunity is the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP 26001 for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026), which addresses medical record summary preparation and disability benefit examinations for public safety personnel — a pension administration function unrelated to the code's surgical procedure scope. The code appears to have been misapplied or assigned in error by the issuing agencies to their postings. State and local procurement under this code does not show meaningful activity in parotid duct surgery or related otolaryngological procedures; this appears to be a taxonomic mislabeling rather than an active market segment.