UNSPSC 85583666: Replacement of larynx with autologous tissue substitute, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of larynx with autologous tissue substitute, via natural or artificial opening. 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 0CRS77Z

UNSPSC 85583666 Replacement of larynx with autologous tissue substitute via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure involving laryngeal reconstruction using the patient's own tissue, yet the recent opportunities tagged to this code do not reflect laryngeal surgery or related procurement. Instead, the tagged opportunities span independent medical evaluation services for public safety pension disability determinations, surgical procedure carve-out benefits for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical specialties. None of these solicitations involve laryngeal procedures, laryngeal implants, or related surgical supplies or services.

The mismatch between the code's stated scope and actual procurement activity suggests either a tagging error in the source data or that the UNSPSC code is used in this jurisdiction's taxonomy to categorize medical services more broadly than its name implies. State and local buyers pursuing opportunities under this code should treat the tagging as unreliable and instead focus on the mission-critical solicitations that actually appear: pension disability evaluations (City of Phoenix), Centers of Excellence surgical networks (City of Long Beach), occupational health surveillance (Washington State Department of Transportation), and clinical staffing pools (County of Santa Clara). No opportunities directly related to laryngeal reconstruction surgery or surgical implants appear in the recent posting activity.