UNSPSC 85682900: Flat bones skull, percutaneous approach-part B

This class includes one or more of 17 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the flat bones of the skull with percutaneous approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 0N.

UNSPSC 85682900 Flat bones skull, percutaneous approach-part B is a Class code that shows no meaningful alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The five most recent opportunities posted under this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services, county pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care and urgent care services, peer support services for mental health workers, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve surgical procedures, anatomical services, or the orthopedic or neurosurgical frameworks the code's nominal scope suggests. The mismatch between the code's medical-device or surgical nomenclature and the substance of actual posted solicitations indicates either miscoding by issuing bodies or a breakdown in how this particular taxonomy entry is being applied in state and local practice.

The recent opportunities that do appear under the code originate from diverse issuing bodies — the Muscogee County Prison system in Georgia (inmate medical services via RFP 26-0008, due May 15, 2026), Collier County Human Resources Division in Florida (pharmacy benefit management via RFP 25-8414, due April 9, 2026), Monroe County Board of County Commissioners in Florida (virtual care services via RFP, due April 16, 2026), San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services in California (peer support pilot, $580,000 total, due July 2, 2025), and Santa Monica Fire Department in California (medical director via RFP 455, due October 16, 2025). Geographic activity clusters in Florida and California with isolated opportunities in Georgia and broader Midwest presence difficult to characterize from this sparse posting record. The inconsistency of coding and the absence of opportunities genuinely matching the code's anatomical descriptor suggest this code warrants verification against your internal taxonomy alignment before pursuit.