UNSPSC 85753173: Destruction of bilateral epididymis, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of bilateral epididymis, 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 0V5L0ZZ

UNSPSC 85753173, Destruction of bilateral epididymis, open approach, is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure—does not align with the actual work being solicited by state and local buyers in recent opportunities. The most-recent opportunities posted under this code include independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations, occupational medical surveillance, surgical benefit carve-out programs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, specialty emergency medical services for detained youth, and other administrative healthcare services—none of which involve the procedure named in the code. The mismatch between the code's technical clinical definition and the administrative and occupational health services actually being bought suggests either broad miscoding or a persistent categorization error in the source systems.

The opportunities that do appear span diverse issuing bodies—city retirement offices, state departments of transportation, county health systems, county commissioners, and health districts—across Arizona, California, Washington, and Texas. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP for independent medical evaluation services with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years and a response deadline of October 16, 2026; the Washington State Department of Transportation posted an RFQ for occupational medical surveillance services with a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026 and proposal due date of October 9, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System posted an RFSQ for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories with a response deadline of October 7, 2026. The code's recent posting activity does not reflect genuine demand for the procedure it names.