UNSPSC 85731172: Release bladder neck, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release bladder neck, via natural or artificial opening. 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 0TNC7ZZ

UNSPSC 85731172 Release bladder neck, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's clinical-procedure taxonomy—specifically surgical intervention for urological conditions—appears disconnected from the opportunities currently being solicited under this code number. Recent postings tagged to this code include independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees, occupational health surveillance for transportation workers, emergency medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these services involve the urological procedure the code nominally describes.

The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in how state and local procurement offices have tagged these opportunities, or the code has been repurposed in practice to cover general medical evaluation and staffing services. The issuing bodies span state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), counties (Harris County Juvenile Probation, Collier County, Santa Clara County), and cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), with opportunities posted between July and September 2026 and response dates in October 2026 or later. Without evidence that state and local governments are actually procuring urological surgical services under this code, the code presents limited relevance for vendors specializing in that clinical area. Vendors providing occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, or health professional staffing may see activity tagged here, but should verify coding accuracy with issuing offices before pursuing opportunities.