UNSPSC 85642676: Excision of scalp subcutaneous tissue and fascia, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of scalp 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 0JB00ZZ

UNSPSC 85642676 Excision of scalp subcutaneous tissue and fascia, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities posted under it span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, surgical procedure carve-out networks, and emergency medical services for youth in custody—none of which involve scalp tissue excision. The mismatch suggests this code has been misapplied by issuing bodies or data-capture systems, or that the code's use in state and local procurement does not reflect its clinical definition.

The geographic spread of the limited relevant activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with issuing bodies including city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal health systems (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara Health System), county government (Collier County Board of County Commissioners), county juvenile justice (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), and state transportation (Washington State Department of Transportation). No repeat issuing body appears more than once in the recent postings, and the opportunities are geographically dispersed with no concentration in any single state or region. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's request for independent medical evaluation services with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) and the Washington State Department of Transportation's request for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026). The code appears to function as a default or catch-all categorization rather than as a meaningful procurement classifier for these opportunities.