UNSPSC 85621162: Excision of left adrenal gland, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of left adrenal gland, 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 0GB20ZZ

UNSPSC 85621162 Excision of left adrenal gland, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the most recent opportunities tagged under it involve medical evaluation, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical benefit carve-outs — none of which align with direct procurement of a surgical procedure code.

The mismatch between the code's surgical nomenclature and the actual work being solicited suggests this code may be incorrectly applied in state and local procurement systems, or that the tagging reflects administrative classification rather than operational scope. The opportunities posted under the code span Arizona, California, Washington, and Texas issuing bodies (the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and County of Santa Clara Health System) and include RFPs for occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, surgical benefit networks, and temporary clinical staffing — all service procurement rather than surgical procedure procurement. Business development professionals should verify whether this code actually reflects state and local buying activity for surgical procedures or whether the opportunities reflect miscoding and should be re-evaluated under medical services codes instead.