UNSPSC 85583358: Excision of right vocal cord, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of right vocal cord, 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 0CBT0ZZ

UNSPSC 85583358 Excision of right vocal cord, open approach is a Commodity code that sits at the most granular level of the UN taxonomy, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it bear no relationship to the code's nominal scope—a surgical procedure. Instead, the issuing bodies are soliciting for occupational health surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability pension determinations, surgery benefit carve-out programs, pharmacy benefit management, emergency and specialty medical services for detainees, and temporary health professional staffing. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated descriptor. State and local procurement offices appear to have misapplied this Commodity code across a broad range of health services administration and employee health benefit programs that fall outside surgical procedures.

The recent opportunities span multiple issuing bodies and geographies without a coherent pattern. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona) is seeking independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations with an RFP due October 16, 2026; the City of Long Beach (California) is requesting proposals for a surgical benefit carve-out program with an RFP due October 7, 2026; the Washington State Department of Transportation is procuring occupational medical surveillance services through an IFB due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference scheduled for August 31, 2026; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas) issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth due September 25, 2026; Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) is seeking pharmacy benefit management services with an RFP due April 9, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System (California) is establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing with proposals due October 7, 2026. Given the mismatch between the code's surgical procedure name and the health services administration work actually being solicited, vendors should verify coding accuracy before pursuing opportunities under this classification.