UNSPSC 85622527: Repair thyroid gland isthmus, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair thyroid gland isthmus, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0GQJ4ZZ

UNSPSC 85622527 Repair thyroid gland isthmus, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal scope. The code's clinical specificity—repair of a thyroid anatomical structure via a defined surgical route—does not match the state and local opportunities recently tagged under it, which span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-outs for government employees, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and youth detention medical services. None of these opportunities involve thyroid procedures or percutaneous endoscopic repair. The mismatch suggests either tagging error in the procurement system or that the code is used by health plans and public health agencies to classify medical services more broadly than the clinical taxonomy implies.

The recent opportunities do reflect health-sector purchasing by state departments, counties, and municipal health systems—the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, Harris County's detention health services, the City of Phoenix's disability medical evaluations for pension boards, the City of Long Beach's surgical benefit program for municipal employees, Santa Clara County Health System's temporary clinical staffing, and Collier County's pharmacy benefit administration—but none specifically solicit thyroid repair or endoscopic procedures. Proposers evaluating this code should verify the actual clinical scope needed before pursuing opportunities tagged under UNSPSC 85622527.