UNSPSC 85672525: Resection of head and neck bursa and ligament, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to resection of head and neck bursa and ligament, 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 0MT00ZZ

UNSPSC 85672525 Resection of head and neck bursa and ligament, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the scope of work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local opportunities. The posted opportunities tagged to this code encompass occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for public safety disability determinations, surgical procedure management through Centers of Excellence, temporary health professional staffing, pharmacy benefit management, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. None of these services involve surgical resection of head and neck structures. State and local procurement offices appear to be applying this code to a broad range of healthcare administration, staffing, and benefit management activities that fall outside orthopedic or surgical procedure scope. The issuing bodies include county departments of transportation (Washington State), municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix), city health agencies (City of Long Beach), county human resources and health system divisions (Santa Clara County, Collier County), county probation departments (Harris County), and county health systems. This represents a mix of state departments, county-level healthcare and human resources functions, and municipal employee benefit operations.

Recent activity concentrates in California, Arizona, Florida, Texas, and Washington. The Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of Washington State Ferries, posted RFP20260825 for occupational medical surveillance services with a proposal deadline of October 9, 2026 and a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026, requiring board-certified occupational physicians to conduct examinations at 14 Washington ferry locations for shipyard, engine crew, deck crew, and asbestos team members. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted RTMRFP26001 for independent medical evaluation services with a proposal deadline of October 16, 2026, seeking comprehensive disability benefit assessment for approximately 75 annual public safety pension applications at a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years. The County of Santa Clara Health System solicited RFSQHHSFY270052 for temporary health professional staffing across thirteen ancillary clinical categories with a proposal deadline of October 7, 2026, using a non-exclusive, multiple-award model with no guaranteed volume. The code shows persistent activity but significant misalignment between the UNSPSC taxonomy label and the actual healthcare services being procured.