UNSPSC 85682221: Drainage of right palatine bone, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right palatine bone, 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 0N9K4ZZ

UNSPSC 85682221 Drainage of right palatine bone, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual work state and local governments are buying under this classification. Recent opportunities tagged to this code show no connection to the code's nominal medical procedure scope; instead, the solicitations address occupational health screening, disability medical record review, pharmacy benefit management, medical staffing, surgical center-of-excellence networks, and specialty medical services for detained youth — none of which involve drainage of the right palatine bone or percutaneous endoscopic procedures. The code shows little relevant recent procurement activity aligned with its stated taxonomy.

The six opportunities posted between July and September 2026 span diverse issuing bodies including county health systems, county commissioners' offices, city retirement boards, state departments of transportation, county juvenile probation departments, and municipalities, with geographic spread across California, Texas, Washington, Arizona, and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations (due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for disability medical evaluation services for approximately 75 annual pension applications ($750,000 over five years, due October 16, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFSQ for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). The mismatch between the code's anatomical-procedure nomenclature and the actual procurement activity suggests either systematic miscoding at the point of entry or use of this code as a catch-all for health services purchasing that does not fit standard UNSPSC medical procedure classifications.