UNSPSC 85683037: Excision of left temporal bone, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of 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 0NB63ZZ

UNSPSC 85683037 Excision of left temporal bone, percutaneous approach (Commodity) shows minimal relevant state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but recent opportunities tagged under it include inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care platforms, peer support services for mental health workers, and fire department medical director services—none of which involve excision of temporal bone or percutaneous surgical approaches. The mismatch indicates that this code, as currently applied in state and local procurement systems, does not reflect actual purchasing activity in surgical procedures or related supplies.

The issuing bodies in the tagged records span county government (Muscogee County, Georgia; Collier County, Florida; Monroe County, Florida; Santa Monica, California) and regional health authorities (San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services), but the work solicited—administrative healthcare services, virtual care platforms, and peer support staffing—falls outside the code's stated surgical scope. No recent opportunities involve procurement of surgical instruments, implants, or procedural supplies related to temporal bone excision. Unless the code has been misapplied systematically by these jurisdictions or state and local procurement offices are using it as a catch-all for healthcare-related contracts, this Commodity code does not represent a meaningful procurement pathway for vendors with surgical procedure, medical device, or healthcare staffing capabilities aligned with the code's nominal definition.