UNSPSC 85682568: Release left temporal bone, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release left temporal 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 0NN60ZZ

UNSPSC 85682568 Release left temporal bone, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The source contains five recent opportunities tagged under this code, but none involve surgical procedures, medical devices, or anatomical services—the nominal scope of the code. Instead, the opportunities span inmate medical and pharmacy services (Columbus Consolidated Government, May 2026), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County, April 2026), virtual primary and urgent care (Monroe County, April 2026), peer support services for behavioral health workers (San Mateo County, July 2025), and fire department medical direction (Santa Monica Fire Department, October 2025). These solicitations are administrative healthcare procurement and behavioral health contracting, not procedural medical supplies or services aligned with the code's anatomical taxonomy designation.

The mismatch between code label and actual buying activity suggests either systematic miscoding at issuing-body procurement offices or a taxonomic gap in how state and local systems classify health services contracts. No opportunities in the source reflect the surgical, orthopedic, or anatomical scope the code nominally describes. Business development professionals should treat this code as inactive for state and local pursuits and verify coding accuracy if an opportunity appears under this designation in future notices.