UNSPSC 85681301: Repair hyoid bone, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair hyoid bone, 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 0NQX0ZZ

UNSPSC 85681301 Repair hyoid bone, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, yet the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code shows no alignment with that scope. The most recent opportunities posted under this code reflect comprehensive healthcare service procurement — inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care services, mental health peer support, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve hyoid bone repair or surgical procedures. The code appears to be a tagging mismatch rather than an accurate classifier of the work actually being bought.

The geographic and issuing-body spread across the four recent opportunities spans Florida (Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Monroe County Board of County Commissioners), Georgia (Columbus Consolidated Government's Finance Department Purchasing Division), California (San Mateo County Health), and California again (Santa Monica Fire Department), with no discernible concentration. The solicitations are typical county and municipal RFPs for healthcare administration and clinical service delivery, with response dates ranging from July 2025 through May 2026. Because the opportunities posted under this code do not reflect the code's nominal scope of orthopedic surgery, this code warrants close scrutiny before pursuit — the mismatch suggests either systematic data-entry error in the procurement source or misalignment in how the issuing jurisdictions are classifying their healthcare service needs. Bidding teams should verify directly with issuing bodies whether this code is the intended classification before investing in proposal development.