UNSPSC 85652366: Excision of tongue, palate, pharynx muscle, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision 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 0KB40ZZ

UNSPSC 85652366 Excision of tongue, palate, pharynx muscle, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under this tag. The recent opportunities posted against this code involve occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out network management, temporary health professional staffing placement, pharmacy benefit management, and emergency medical services for youth in detention — none of which are surgical procedures for tongue, palate, or pharynx excision. The code shows a significant mismatch between its nominal clinical scope and current state and local procurement activity. Issuing bodies using this code include county health systems, county boards of commissioners, state transportation departments, city retirement offices, and county juvenile justice departments, spanning administrative healthcare contracting rather than surgical procedure delivery.

The geographic spread across recent opportunities includes Washington State (Washington State Department of Transportation), Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County). Representative recent solicitations include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability benefit determinations (due October 16, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). The code appears to be applied inconsistently or incorrectly to health services administration and staffing contracting rather than surgical procedure procurement, signaling minimal relevant activity under its stated clinical definition.