UNSPSC 85583774: Destruction of larynx, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of larynx, 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 0C5S7ZZ

UNSPSC 85583774, Destruction of larynx via natural or artificial opening, is a Commodity code that appears in state and local procurement records with minimal relevance to the medical services actually being solicited. The recent opportunities posted under this code involve occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical procedure carve-outs, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth—none of which align with laryngeal destruction procedures or surgical interventions on the larynx. The mismatch suggests either miscoding by the issuing bodies or a data artifact rather than a genuine market for laryngeal procedures under this specific code.

The source identifies no recent state and local solicitations that substantively address laryngeal surgical services or procedures matching the code's nominal scope. The posted opportunities span multiple jurisdictions including Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), but their focus on benefits administration, occupational health screening, workforce staffing, and general emergency medical capacity bears no operational connection to the code's stated classification. Business development professionals should treat this code as inactive or miscoded for laryngeal procedures in the current state and local procurement environment and pursue alternative taxonomies that better describe medical staffing, occupational health services, or surgical procedure networks if those lines of business are of interest.