UNSPSC 85583518: Extirpation of matter from larynx, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from larynx, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0CCS4ZZ

UNSPSC 85583518 Extirpation of matter from larynx, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure performed on laryngeal tissue, but the recent solicitations tagged under it reflect health system procurement needs unrelated to laryngeal surgery — including occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical procedure carve-out networks, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these opportunities involve laryngeal intervention or endoscopic procedures on the larynx, indicating a systematic mismatch between the code assignment and the actual work being solicited.

The recent opportunities show activity from diverse state and local issuing bodies including municipal pension boards, county health systems, state transportation departments, county probation departments, and county commissioners' offices across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The actual procurement focus centers on administrative healthcare services, occupational health programs, benefits management, and health workforce staffing — categories not reflected in the code's nominal scope. State and local procurement professionals should treat this code as inactive or misclassified for current business development purposes, as the tagged opportunities represent healthcare administration and staffing rather than otolaryngologic procedures.