UNSPSC 85741028: Excision of vestibular gland, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of vestibular gland, external 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 0UBLXZZ

UNSPSC 85741028 Excision of vestibular gland, external approach is a Commodity code whose title does not align with recent state and local contract activity posted under it. The source contains no solicitations for vestibular gland surgery or related surgical procedures. Instead, recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational health surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical procedure carve-out benefits for employees, and emergency medical services for detained youth. These activities represent health services administration, benefits management, and temporary clinical staffing rather than vestibular surgery. The issuing bodies include state departments, county health systems, county governments, and municipal retirement offices across multiple service lines — none of which procure or deliver vestibular gland procedures as a primary activity.

Geographic spread of recent activity includes Washington State (Washington State Department of Transportation occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers), Arizona (Phoenix city retirement boards' independent medical evaluation services), California (Santa Clara County Health System temporary staffing and Long Beach city employee surgery benefits), Florida (Collier County pharmacy benefit management), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth). The mismatch between the code's surgical nomenclature and the health services administration, benefits management, and occupational medicine work actually being solicited suggests this code may have been applied erroneously by posting jurisdictions. Prospective vendors should verify code alignment with issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities, as the recent record shows minimal genuine activity in vestibular surgical procedures under this taxonomy.