UNSPSC 85583039: Excision of left parotid gland, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of left parotid 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 0CB90ZZ

UNSPSC 85583039 Excision of left parotid gland, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure but bears no meaningful relationship to the actual work state and local governments are procuring under this code designation. Recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which involve parotid gland excision or fall within the procedural surgery category the code name suggests. The mismatch indicates this code is being applied inconsistently or incorrectly by posting jurisdictions, or the code's placement in procurement taxonomies does not reflect how state and local buying offices are actually deploying it.

The recent opportunities instead track administrative and operational health services across multiple jurisdictions: Phoenix Retirement Office (disability medical record summary and independent examinations), City of Long Beach (surgical benefit carve-out administration for Centers of Excellence), Washington State Department of Transportation ferries division (occupational medical surveillance), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services), Collier County (pharmacy benefit management), and County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary ancillary clinical staffing). Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. The solicitation types include RFP (Phoenix, Long Beach, WSDOT, Collier County, Santa Clara), RFI (Harris County), and qualification-based selection (Santa Clara). Response and questions-due dates cluster through October 2026, with contract performance anticipated to commence in early 2027 across most awards. This code shows recent state and local activity but predominantly in health plan administration, medical evaluation coordination, and clinical staffing rather than in surgical procedures — suggesting vendors pursuing opportunities tagged to this code should verify whether the work matches their service lines before investing proposal effort.