UNSPSC 85652566: Excision of tongue, palate, pharynx muscle, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of 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 0KB44ZZ

UNSPSC 85652566 Excision of tongue, palate, pharynx muscle, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its clinical procedure name and the state and local procurement activity tagged under it. Recent opportunities posted under this code do not reflect surgical procedures; instead, they span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, health professional staffing, surgical center-of-excellence networks, and youth detention healthcare — none of which involve the specific surgical procedure the code nominates. The issuing bodies include a state transportation department (Washington State Department of Transportation), county government (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County, Santa Clara County), and city government (Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach). The geographic spread includes Washington, Texas, Florida, California, and Arizona, reflecting a national dispersal without concentration in any single region.

The most recent representative opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (posted August 25, 2026, due October 9, 2026), requiring baseline and periodic medical examinations across 14 ferry terminals; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP (posted September 16, 2026, due October 16, 2026) for disability benefit determinations under Arizona's Public Safety Personnel Retirement System, with a five-year contract ceiling of $750,000; the City of Long Beach's surgical and medical procedure carve-out RFP for Centers of Excellence (posted August 26, 2026, due October 7, 2026); and Santa Clara County Health System's temporary health professional staffing RFQ (posted July 7, 2026, due October 7, 2026), a non-exclusive multiple-award vehicle covering ancillary clinical categories including audiology, cardiology, radiology, and operating room services. The code's nominal scope — a specific surgical procedure — does not match what state and local governments are actively procuring under it, suggesting either a cataloging error or a broad interpretive stretch by issuing bodies that may not reflect genuine surgical-procedure demand.