UNSPSC 85632506: Extirpation of matter from bilateral breast, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from bilateral breast, 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 0HCV7ZZ

UNSPSC 85632506 Extirpation of matter from bilateral breast, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities tagged under it span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-outs, and emergency youth detention healthcare services. None of these solicitations involve the bilateral breast procedure named in the code's definition. The mismatch suggests either tagging inconsistency in state and local procurement systems or that the code has been repurposed in practice to cover broader medical services and staffing rather than the narrowly defined surgical procedure.

The issuing bodies across the recent postings include a state department (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems and administrators (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, County of Santa Clara Health System), and cities (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach). Geographic activity spans Washington, Arizona, California, Texas, and Florida. The code shows little or no relevant recent activity for firms pursuing the specific surgical procedure named in its definition. Firms should verify how this code is actually being used in target state and local procurement channels before investing pursuit effort.