UNSPSC 85583802: Transfer tongue, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to transfer tongue, open 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 0CX70ZZ

UNSPSC 85583802 Transfer tongue, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the scope of work actually being solicited under it by state and local government buyers. The recent opportunities posted against this code encompass comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support for behavioral health workers, and medical direction for emergency services — none of which involves transfer tongue devices or surgical procedures. The code shows a fundamental mismatch between its nominal scope and the purchasing activity tagged to it in the source record.

No relevant recent state and local procurement activity supports this code's intended commodity category. The solicitations posted — including the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP for Muscogee County Prison medical and pharmacy services (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP for Pharmacy Benefit Management Services (due April 9, 2026), Monroe County's RFP for Virtual Primary and Urgent Care Services (due April 16, 2026), San Mateo County's RFP for Peer Support for Peer Workers (due July 2, 2025), and Santa Monica Fire Department's RFP for a Medical Director (due October 16, 2025) — are healthcare and wellness services contracts, not medical device procurements. This suggests either a tagging error in the source database or that the code has been repurposed for administrative healthcare contracting rather than orthopedic surgical supplies.