UNSPSC 85583330: Replacement of right vocal cord with autologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of right vocal cord with autologous tissue substitute, 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 0CRT07Z

UNSPSC 85583330 Replacement of right vocal cord with autologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure—does not map to the actual state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. The recent opportunities show no solicitations for vocal cord replacement surgery or related surgical services. Instead, the code is being applied to a diverse set of healthcare administration and staffing services: independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations, surgical benefit carve-out program management, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. These applications reflect healthcare procurement broadly rather than the specific otolaryngological procedure the code nominally describes. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, county health systems, county probation departments, state departments of transportation, and municipalities.

The recent activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no clear geographic concentration. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, for $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-out management (HR26753, due October 7, 2026), and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management covering approximately $8.7 million in annual pharmacy spending (RFP 25-8414, due April 9, 2026). The code shows little relevant recent activity when narrowly interpreted; the misalignment between the code's surgical procedure description and the healthcare administration and staffing services actually being procured suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or use of this code as a catch-all for medical services outside established healthcare procurement taxonomy.