UNSPSC 85583363: Drainage of right vocal cord, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage 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 0C9T0ZZ

UNSPSC 85583363 Drainage of right vocal cord, open approach is a Commodity code with no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope — a highly specific surgical procedure on the right vocal cord — does not align with the recent opportunities tagged under it, which instead include independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty medical care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. These solicitations involve health care administration, benefits coordination, and occupational health management rather than direct surgical procedures.

The mismatch between the code's name and the work being procured suggests either a cataloging error in the source data or use of an inappropriate UNSPSC classification by the issuing bodies. State and local procurement offices do not typically solicit direct surgical procedures as line items in competitive procurements; hospitals and health systems perform such procedures in-house or contract through provider networks rather than through discrete RFPs. If your firm pursues opportunities in health services administration, occupational medicine, or health plan management, monitor those codes directly rather than relying on this category.