UNSPSC 85583443: Destruction of epiglottis, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of epiglottis, percutaneous 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 0C5R3ZZ

UNSPSC 85583443 Destruction of epiglottis, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal medical-procedure taxonomy and the state and local healthcare purchasing activity actually tagged under it. The recent opportunities posted under this code represent a disparate mix of healthcare services procurement—inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care platforms, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical director services—none of which involve epiglottis destruction procedures or percutaneous surgical interventions. This coding mismatch suggests either a data-classification artifact or a systemic tagging error within the state and local procurement systems where these opportunities originated.

Activity is concentrated in Florida and Georgia, with single opportunities from California and California-adjacent jurisdictions. The issuing bodies are county-level public entities (Muscogee County, Columbus Consolidated Government in Georgia; Collier County and Monroe County in Florida; San Mateo County in California) and municipal government (Santa Monica Fire Department in California). Representative recent solicitations include Muscogee County Prison's RFP for comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with historical annual pharmacy spend of $8.7 million (due April 9, 2026), Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services for 2,300 county members (due April 16, 2026), and Santa Monica Fire Department's RFP for a fire department medical director (due October 16, 2025). The code does not reflect genuine procurement activity in surgical procedures and appears to warrant review for reclassification or corrective tagging in future opportunity postings.