UNSPSC 85764826: Extirpation of matter from oral cavity and throat, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from oral cavity and throat, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0WC34ZZ

UNSPSC 85764826 Extirpation of matter from oral cavity and throat, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code. The recent solicitation activity under this code does not reflect dental or oral surgical procedures. Instead, the tagged opportunities span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, specialty surgical networks for public employees, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. The code designation appears misaligned with the actual procurement activity, which centers on administrative health services, staffing models, and benefit program management rather than oral-cavity procedures. State and local governments are using this code tag inconsistently or incorrectly across heterogeneous health services categories. The issuing bodies include county health systems, city retirement offices, state transportation departments, county juvenile probation departments, and county benefits consortiums—a diverse set of health and human services purchasing entities with no discernible pattern of repeat buying under this code.

Activity is geographically dispersed across Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. Representative recent solicitations include the Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of Washington State Ferries, requesting proposals for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations with an RFP (RFP20260825) due October 9, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office seeking independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations via RFP (RTMRFP26001) due October 16, 2026 at $750,000 over five years; and the County of Santa Clara Health System establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories with proposals due October 7, 2026. Given the mismatch between the code's ostensible scope and the actual opportunities posted, firms evaluating pursuit under this code should verify their service line's alignment with customer demand rather than relying on the code designation alone.