UNSPSC 85652502: Transfer tongue, palate, pharynx muscle with skin and subcutaneous tissue, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to transfer tongue, palate, pharynx muscle with skin and subcutaneous tissue, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0KX44Z2

UNSPSC 85652502 Transfer tongue, palate, pharynx muscle with skin and subcutaneous tissue, percutaneous endoscopic approach, Commodity, does not align with state and local procurement activity in the recent opportunities available. The code nominally describes a highly specialized surgical procedure, but the recent solicitations posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs, and specialty medical services for youth in detention—none of which involve the specific surgical transfer procedure the code describes. This mismatch suggests the code was applied incorrectly by the issuing bodies or that the taxonomy does not capture the actual services being procured.

The issuing bodies sourced across state departments, county governments, and municipal jurisdictions: the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluations), Collier County Board of Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management), the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefit program), and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (specialty medical services for detained youth). Geographic activity spans Washington, Arizona, Florida, California, Texas, and Louisiana. The representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Ferries' occupational medical surveillance RFP (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), and Collier County's pharmacy benefit management RFP (258414, due April 9, 2026).