UNSPSC 85642671: Extirpation of matter from face subcutaneous tissue and fascia, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from face subcutaneous tissue and fascia, 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 0JC10ZZ

UNSPSC 85642671 Extirpation of matter from face subcutaneous tissue and fascia, open approach is a Commodity code under which state and local governments are soliciting medical evaluation and occupational health surveillance services rather than surgical procedures. Recent opportunities posted under this code span independent medical evaluations for disability pension determinations, occupational medicine examinations for transportation workers, surgery benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees, specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—a mix bearing little connection to the code's nominal surgical scope. The issuing bodies include city pension boards (City of Phoenix), municipal human resources departments (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), county health systems (Santa Clara), county commissions (Collier County), and health consortiums. This code shows significant misalignment between its abstract name and what state and local procurement offices are actually using it to tag.

The recent opportunities cluster in Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, and Texas. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office is requesting independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit applications—approximately 75 annual cases involving medical record review, scheduling of independent medical and psychiatric examinations, and administrative support, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years and proposals due October 16, 2026. The Washington State Department of Transportation posted a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026 for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations, with proposals due October 9, 2026 and evaluation weighted 40 percent cost and 60 percent non-cost factors. The City of Long Beach is soliciting a surgical carve-out benefit program for Centers of Excellence addressing knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures, with contract execution and go-live targeted for April 1, 2027. These opportunities do not involve the surgical removal of subcutaneous tissue the code nominally describes, suggesting either misclassification at the source or a state and local procurement taxonomy divergence that merits clarification before pursuing work under this code designation.