UNSPSC 85652356: Reattachment of tongue, palate, pharynx muscle, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reattachment of tongue, palate, pharynx muscle, 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 0KM40ZZ

UNSPSC 85652356 Reattachment of tongue, palate, pharynx muscle, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its clinical procedure name and the state and local contracting activity recently posted under it. The recent opportunities tagged to this code do not involve surgical reattachment of soft tissue structures; instead, they span occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical procedure carve-out benefits for employees, and emergency medical services for detained youth. These solicitations represent administrative and clinical support services—medical record review, examination scheduling, claims processing, staffing placement, and network management—rather than operative procedures. The issuing bodies include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems and county commissioners' offices (Santa Clara County Health System, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), and municipal retirement and employee benefit offices (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach).

Activity appears concentrated in the Western and Southern United States, with recent solicitations from Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. The Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of Washington State Ferries, posted RFP20260825 on August 25, 2026 for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations, with proposals due October 9, 2026 and a pre-bid conference scheduled for August 31, 2026. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted RTMRFP26001 on September 16, 2026 for independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit applications, with proposals due October 16, 2026 and a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure—does not match the administrative and occupational health services being procured under it, suggesting either tagging error or significant drift between the taxonomy label and actual procurement practice in these jurisdictions.