UNSPSC 85682316: Reposition right temporal bone, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition right temporal bone, 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 0NS5XZZ

UNSPSC 85682316 Reposition right temporal bone, external approach is a Commodity code describing a specific surgical procedure, but the recent state and local procurement activity posted under this code shows no alignment with orthopedic or otologic surgical services. Instead, the opportunities tagged with this code reflect comprehensive healthcare services — inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care platforms, peer support services for mental health workers, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve temporal bone repositioning or surgical intervention. The code appears to be a taxonomy mismatch; the solicitations themselves are legitimate healthcare procurement activity but do not correspond to the procedure the code nominally describes.

The issuing bodies include county governments (Muscogee County, Georgia; Collier County, Florida; Monroe County, Florida; and Santa Mateo County, California) and municipal fire departments (Santa Monica, California), with one county behavioral health agency. The geographic spread spans Florida, Georgia, and California, with no material concentration in any single state or region. Representative recent opportunities include the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 for comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management covering 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with approximately $8.7 million in historical annual spending (due April 9, 2026), and Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services covering 2,300 county members (due April 16, 2026). The mismatch between code taxonomy and actual work solicited suggests this code warrants review for recategorization rather than pursuit under its present designation.