UNSPSC 85583005: Resection of right submaxillary gland, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to resection of right submaxillary gland, open approach. 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 0CTG0ZZ

UNSPSC 85583005 Resection of right submaxillary gland, open approach is a Commodity code that describes a specific surgical procedure; however, the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code bear no relationship to surgical services. The opportunities instead span prison healthcare administration, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care, peer mental health support, and fire department medical direction—none of which involve submaxillary gland resection or surgical procedures of any kind. The code appears to be a misclassification artifact in state and local procurement systems rather than a meaningful category for procurement activity.

The geographic spread of opportunities tagged under this code includes Georgia (Muscogee County), Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), California (San Mateo County), and California (Santa Monica), but the misalignment between the code's surgical nomenclature and the actual scope of work being solicited—which centers on healthcare management, benefit administration, and medical oversight—makes this code unreliable for business development purposes. Representative recent opportunities include Muscogee County Prison's RFP for inmate medical and pharmacy services (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services (due April 9, 2026), and Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services (due April 16, 2026). No current activity aligns with the code's stated surgical procedure definition, indicating either a systematic tagging error at the source level or a taxonomy mismatch that obscures the intended procurement category.