UNSPSC 85715034: Drainage of right temporomandibular joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right temporomandibular joint, 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 0R9C3ZZ

UNSPSC 85715034 Drainage of right temporomandibular joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal medical procedure scope and actual state and local procurement activity. Recent solicitations tagged with this code do not involve temporomandibular joint procedures or percutaneous drainage work; instead, they address occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. The code appears to have been applied erroneously or as a default classification to broader health services procurements. The issuing bodies span state health and transportation departments, county government, and city human resources and retirement offices, indicating the code attracts activity across multiple jurisdictions and agency types when it is used.

The geographic spread includes Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), California (Santa Clara County Health System, City of Long Beach), Arizona (City of Phoenix), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County). Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's request for occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers across 14 locations statewide, with proposals due October 9, 2026 and a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability benefit determinations, with proposals due October 16, 2026 and a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's solicitation for a qualified vendor pool of temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories, with proposals due October 7, 2026. The code's current activity does not reflect its stated procedural scope and should be treated as a signal of potential classification error rather than genuine procurement demand under the nominally coded specialty.