UNSPSC 85682714: Drainage of left temporal bone with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left temporal 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 0N9600Z

UNSPSC 85682714 Drainage of left temporal bone with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope — surgical drainage of a specific anatomical site — does not align with the state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The recent opportunities show no surgical procedures, medical devices, or hospital services in the code's stated category. Instead, the four solicitations posted since February 2026 reflect comprehensive healthcare service contracting: inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county correctional facility, pharmacy benefit management for county employees and dependents, virtual primary and urgent care services for county members, peer support services for mental health workers, and emergency medical services medical direction for a municipal fire department. The code appears to have been misapplied to these healthcare administration and service-delivery opportunities, which belong in other UNSPSC families focused on health care management and EMS services rather than surgical procedures.

Activity comes from Florida counties (Collier, Monroe), Georgia (Muscogee County), California (San Mateo County), and California municipalities (Santa Monica), spanning correctional healthcare, employee benefits administration, virtual care platforms, behavioral health support, and EMS medical oversight. Representative opportunities include the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP for inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison (due May 15, 2026, current vendor CorrectHealth Companies LLC), Collier County's RFP for Pharmacy Benefit Management Services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with historical annual spend around $8.7 million (due April 9, 2026), and Monroe County's RFP for Virtual Primary and Urgent Care Services for 2,300 county members structured as a flat Per Employee Per Month rate (due April 16, 2026, with award anticipated June 10, 2026 for October 1, 2026 start). Given the systematic mismatch between the code's stated scope and actual procurement activity, this code warrants review for proper UNSPSC taxonomy alignment before pursuing opportunities tagged under it.