UNSPSC 85752336: Destruction of bilateral spermatic cords, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of bilateral spermatic cords, open 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 0V5H0ZZ

UNSPSC 85752336 Destruction of bilateral spermatic cords, open approach is a Commodity code that reflects a fundamental mismatch between its nominal clinical scope and the state and local procurement activity currently posted under it. The recent opportunities tagged to this code do not involve urological surgical procedures; instead, they span occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical center-of-excellence networks, and youth detention healthcare services. These solicitations uniformly concern health plan administration, occupational medical monitoring, workforce staffing, and benefit delivery rather than the specific surgical intervention the code name describes. The issuing bodies include state health authorities (Washington State Department of Transportation, County of Santa Clara Health System), county governments (Harris County, Collier County), and municipal entities (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach), reflecting a broad jurisdictional mix across the health-benefits and occupational-health space.

The recent activity spans Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. Representative solicitations include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (proposals due October 9, 2026, covering baseline and periodic medical examinations for shipyard workers, engine crew, deck crew, and asbestos teams across 14 Washington ferry locations), the City of Phoenix's RFP for independent medical evaluation and disability record summary services supporting public safety pension determinations (proposals due October 16, 2026, with a five-year, $750,000 maximum contract value), and the County of Santa Clara's qualification solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories including audiology, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, gastroenterology, orthopedics, and sterile processing (proposals due October 7, 2026). The code shows no recent procurement activity aligned with its stated clinical definition, suggesting either a coding error in how opportunities are being tagged or administrative drift in how this code is applied within state and local procurement systems.