UNSPSC 85583010: Repair minor salivary gland, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair minor salivary 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 0CQJ0ZZ

UNSPSC 85583010 Repair minor salivary gland, open approach (Commodity) shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and the work state and local governments are actually soliciting under this code. Recent opportunities tagged to this Commodity are not surgical procedures on salivary glands; instead, they span occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, specialty medical networks for municipal employees, and temporary clinical staffing services. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure but is being applied to broader healthcare administration and staffing contracting. State and local buyers using this tag include city retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation departments, county probation departments, and municipal benefits administrators. The issuing bodies span municipal HR and benefits departments, county health systems and probation offices, and state transportation agencies.

Recent opportunities show geographic spread across Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County). Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) scoped to disability benefit medical record summarization and physician examination coordination for approximately 75 annual pension applications with a five-year maximum contract value of $750,000; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) for baseline and periodic examinations across 14 ferry terminal and vessel locations; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFQ for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code's nominal surgical scope does not align with the healthcare administration, occupational health, disability evaluation, and clinical staffing work actually being procured.