UNSPSC 85622359: Extirpation of matter from left thyroid gland lobe, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from left thyroid gland lobe, 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 0GCG0ZZ

UNSPSC 85622359 Extirpation of matter from left thyroid gland lobe, open approach is a Commodity code that maps poorly to recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the six recent solicitations tagged to it involve occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve thyroid surgery or any thyroid-related procedure. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding within the state and local procurement systems using this taxonomy, or a data error in the source material.

The recent opportunities instead reflect health plan administration, occupational health compliance, and clinical staffing contracting across municipal HR departments (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach, Collier County), state transportation and ferries divisions (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), and regional health authorities (County of Santa Clara). Given the disconnect between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited, this code shows little decision-relevant activity for vendors pursuing medical device, surgical, or procedural contracting in state and local markets. Prospective bidders should verify the correct UNSPSC classification before pursuing opportunities tagged to this code.