UNSPSC 85652561: Extirpation of matter from tongue, palate, pharynx muscle, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from tongue, palate, pharynx muscle, 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 0KC44ZZ

UNSPSC 85652561 Extirpation of matter from tongue, palate, pharynx muscle, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent solicitations posted under this classification do not align with the procedural scope—they instead cover occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, specialty surgical procedure networks, independent disability medical evaluations, and emergency medical services for detained youth. The mismatch suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or that the code is being used as a catch-all placeholder for health services procurement rather than for the narrow endoscopic procedural scope the code name implies.

Issuing bodies posting under this code include state agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), counties (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Santa Clara County Health System, Collier County Board of County Commissioners), and cities (Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach). The most recent opportunities span August through October 2026, concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative examples include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP 26001 for independent medical evaluation services with a $750,000 five-year term due October 16, 2026; the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP 20260825 for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations due October 9, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System non-exclusive qualified vendor pool solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories due October 7, 2026. None of these opportunities directly correspond to the code's nominal procedure description.