UNSPSC 85683025: Extirpation of matter from left temporal bone, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from left temporal bone, percutaneous 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 0NC63ZZ

UNSPSC 85683025 Extirpation of matter from left temporal bone, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual work state and local governments are currently procuring under this classification. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care, peer support programs, and fire department medical direction—none of which involve the surgical procedure specified in the code's nominal scope. The mismatch indicates that this code is being misapplied in state and local procurement systems, or that the UNSPSC taxonomy entry itself is misaligned with contemporary contracting activity.

State and local issuing bodies posting to this code over the past four months include county health departments (Collier County, Monroe County), county corrections systems (Muscogee County), county behavioral health services (San Mateo County), and municipal fire departments (Santa Monica). Recent RFPs include Muscogee County Columbus Consolidated Government's comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services (RFP 26-0008, due May 15, 2026), Collier County Board of County Commissioners' pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 7,200 members with historical spending of approximately $8.7 million annually (RFP 25-8414, due April 9, 2026), Monroe County Board of County Commissioners' virtual primary and urgent care services for approximately 2,300 county members (RFP 628, due April 16, 2026), San Mateo County Health's mental health peer support pilot ($580,000 funding over three years, RFP 2025-007, due July 2, 2025), and Santa Monica Fire Department's medical director services (RFP 455, due October 16, 2025). The geographic spread spans Florida, Georgia, California, and the broader Southwest region, with no single state showing concentrated recent activity. The code's current tagging by state and local procurement offices does not support meaningful business development pursuit; vendors should verify the correct UNSPSC classification before responding to opportunities or flag the mismatch with issuing procurement offices.