UNSPSC 85683026: Extirpation of matter from right temporal bone, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from right 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 0NC53ZZ

UNSPSC 85683026 Extirpation of matter from right temporal bone, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows a mismatch between its nominal medical-procedure scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's title describes a specific surgical intervention (removal of material from the temporal bone via percutaneous method), yet the recent solicitations tagged under it do not reflect orthopedic or otologic procedures. Instead, the opportunities reflect broader healthcare administration and service delivery — including inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county correctional facility, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care for county members, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and medical direction for emergency medical services. The issuing bodies are county governments (Muscogee County, Collier County, and Monroe County in Florida and Georgia) and municipal fire departments (Santa Monica), along with county behavioral health agencies, seeking not surgical interventions but management contracts and professional healthcare services.

The geographic activity spans Georgia (Muscogee County), Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), and California (San Mateo County and Santa Monica), with most recent postings between February and April 2026. The mismatch between code name and actual procurement content suggests either a tagging error in the state or local system or that the code has been repurposed in practice to capture healthcare service administration broadly rather than the discrete surgical procedure the code nominally describes. Representative opportunities include the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 (due May 15, 2026) for comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison, with an incumbent monthly cost of $95,537.71; Collier County's RFP 25-8414 (due April 9, 2026) for pharmacy benefit management services with approximately $8.7 million in historical annual pharmacy spending; and Monroe County's RFP (due April 16, 2026) for virtual primary and urgent care covering 2,300 county members. Absent clarity on whether this code correctly captures surgical procedures or healthcare administration, firms should verify code alignment before pursuing opportunities listed under this category.