UNSPSC 85583371: Destruction of left vocal cord, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of left 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 0C5V0ZZ

UNSPSC 85583371 Destruction of left vocal cord, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity indexed under it. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, disability medical evaluations, surgical carve-out benefits, youth detention medical services, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve vocal cord destruction or operative otolaryngology. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the state and local procurement system or that the code has been misapplied to a broad set of healthcare administration and evaluation services that fall outside its intended commodity scope.

The recent opportunities show activity across state health agencies and county health systems in Washington, Arizona, California, and Florida, with issuing bodies including the Washington State Department of Transportation (on behalf of Washington State Ferries), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, the City of Long Beach, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and the County of Santa Clara Health System. Representative recent solicitations include an RFP from the Washington State Department of Transportation for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 state ferry locations, due October 9, 2026; an RFP from the City of Phoenix Retirement Office for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability benefit determinations, due October 16, 2026; and an RFP from Collier County for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 enrolled employees and 4,800 covered members, due April 9, 2026. The code shows minimal actual alignment with its nominal commodity definition and warrants review for recategorization or removal from active procurement tracking.