UNSPSC 85583701: Repair left vocal cord, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair left vocal cord, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic. 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 0CQV8ZZ

UNSPSC 85583701 Repair left vocal cord, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic is a Commodity code showing no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure for vocal cord repair, but the six recent opportunities posted under this code—spanning Phoenix, Long Beach, Washington State, Harris County, Collier County, and Santa Clara County from July through September 2026—solicit independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-outs for Centers of Excellence, occupational health surveillance, youth detention medical care, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these solicitations involve vocal cord repair or related otolaryngology procedures. The mismatch indicates either miscoding by the issuing bodies or use of the UNSPSC taxonomy in a way that does not align the code's clinical definition with actual procurement intent.

State and local purchasing offices posting under this code are not buying surgical repair services or physician reimbursement for the procedure named. Buyers are contracting for administrative, intermediary, and staffing services—medical record review, examination coordination, network management, and temporary staffing placement—that sit well outside surgical delivery. If your firm performs vocal cord repair or markets related otolaryngology services, this code is not a reliable filter for relevant opportunities at state and local level; pursue direct relationships with health systems, surgery centers, and Medicaid managed care organizations instead. Firms providing medical staffing, benefits administration, or health professional placement services will find more aligned activity in broader medical services families and may encounter miscoded opportunities like these, but should not rely on this code as a primary sourcing vehicle.