UNSPSC 85681029: Repair right mandible, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair right mandible, external 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 0NQTXZZ

UNSPSC 85681029 Repair right mandible, external approach is a Commodity code that carries a surgical-procedure taxonomy designation fundamentally misaligned with state and local government purchasing patterns. The recent opportunities posted under this code do not reflect orthognathic or oral-maxillofacial surgical services; instead, they represent healthcare administration, benefits management, and clinical staffing contracts. Muscogee County (Georgia) issued an RFP on April 15, 2026 for comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services covering 576 offenders with a current monthly cost of $95,537.71; Collier County (Florida) posted an RFP on April 9, 2026 for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 7,200 members with historical annual spending near $8.7 million; Monroe County (Florida) solicited virtual primary and urgent care services on March 14, 2026 for 2,300 county members; San Mateo County (California) issued an RFP in February 2026 for a mental health peer support pilot funded at $580,000 over three years; and Santa Monica Fire Department posted an RFP for a medical director physician in February 2026. None of these opportunities involve surgical repair of the mandible or any dental or oral-maxillofacial procedures.

The code shows no relevant recent activity. The opportunities tagged to UNSPSC 85681029 represent healthcare delivery, administration, and management functions—jail medical services, pharmacy benefit administration, virtual urgent care, behavioral health peer support, and emergency medical direction—rather than the surgical procedure the code nominally describes. State and local governments rarely, if ever, procure specific surgical procedures as direct services under their own notices; instead, they contract for institutional healthcare delivery, employee health benefits administration, or clinical staffing arrangements through which such procedures may be provided as component services. A firm pursuing surgical-procedure work should not rely on activity under this code and should instead monitor solicitations for comprehensive healthcare services, employee benefits administration, or correctional healthcare contracts tagged to broader healthcare service families.