UNSPSC 85672555: Extirpation of matter from head and neck bursa and ligament, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from 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 0MC00ZZ

UNSPSC 85672555 Extirpation of matter from head and neck bursa and ligament, open approach is a Commodity code. The recent opportunities posted under this code show little alignment with its nominal clinical scope — instead, state and local issuers are soliciting medical and health professional services with no connection to the code's surgical procedure designation. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office is requesting independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations under Arizona's Public Safety Personnel Retirement System; the City of Long Beach is seeking a surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit program; Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is procuring occupational medical surveillance services; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth; Collier County is soliciting pharmacy benefit management services; and Santa Clara County Health System is seeking temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories including radiology, therapy, and surgical support. None of these opportunities involve the surgical extraction of matter from head and neck soft-tissue structures that the UNSPSC code nominally describes.

The geographic spread includes Arizona, California (Los Angeles and Santa Clara counties), Washington State, Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County), with no dominant region. The issuing bodies span county human-resources and retirement offices, health systems, and a state transportation department, indicating fragmented public-sector medical and benefits administration across multiple jurisdictions. The code shows little recent activity materially aligned with its clinical scope, suggesting either systematic misclassification of these medical-services opportunities or limited state and local procurement focused on the specific surgical procedure the code describes. Vendors pursuing opportunities in this category should verify code alignment in RFP detail before bid development, as the recent postings appear mismatched to the code's intended commodity classification.