UNSPSC 85682706: Drainage of left sphenoid bone with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left sphenoid bone with drainage device, 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 0N9D00Z

UNSPSC 85682706 Drainage of left sphenoid bone with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work being solicited under it in recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities posted under this code span independent medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans, youth detention medical services, and temporary health professional staffing. The opportunities cluster around public-sector health plan administration, occupational medicine, employee disability determination, and clinical staffing rather than any single orthopedic or neurological surgical intervention. Issuing bodies include city retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation departments, and county juvenile probation authorities—a diverse set of public employers and service providers managing health benefits, occupational health programs, and custody-related medical care rather than operating facilities performing the procedure named in the code.

Recent activity appears geographically scattered across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no apparent concentration in any single state or region. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office solicited independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years); the City of Long Beach requested proposals for surgical benefit carve-out programs managing Centers of Excellence networks (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026); the Washington State Department of Transportation sought occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, pre-bid August 31, 2026); Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (RFI 071626BNM, due September 25, 2026); Collier County issued an RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees with historical annual pharmacy spending of $8.7 million (RFP 25-8414, originally due April 9, 2026); and Santa Clara County Health System established a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across thirteen ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code assignment appears to be a data-entry or taxonomy-mapping error—no recent opportunity under this code involves sphenoid bone procedures or similar surgical drainage work.