UNSPSC 85652361: Extirpation of matter from tongue, palate, pharynx muscle, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from 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 0KC40ZZ

UNSPSC 85652361 Extirpation of matter from tongue, palate, pharynx muscle, open approach is a Commodity code that bears little relevance to current state and local procurement activity. The code's medical-procedure taxonomy does not align with the work actually being solicited under this classification. Recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical procedure carve-out networks, specialty medical services for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve surgical extirpation procedures on oral or pharyngeal tissue.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual solicitation content suggests either a data-entry error in the jurisdiction's procurement classification system or systematic mistagging of healthcare services to this commodity code. The issuing bodies include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), counties (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), and health systems (Santa Clara Health System). Geographic activity spans Washington, Texas, Florida, Arizona, and California. No solicitations directly matching the surgical procedure named in the code were identified in the recent-opportunities block. Practitioners should verify that this code aligns with their service line before pursuing opportunities tagged to it; activity under this classification does not reflect the scope of work the code describes.