UNSPSC 85590000: Surgical interventions or procedures of the gastrointestinal system: the upper digestive system

This family of surgical interventions or procedures is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS as code 0D Gastrointestinal System with a focus on the upper digestive system.

UNSPSC 85590000 Surgical interventions or procedures of the gastrointestinal system: the upper digestive system is a Family code that spans medical evaluation, healthcare administration, and occupational health services rather than gastrointestinal procedures themselves. Recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show minimal alignment with its nominal scope; instead, they reflect procurement for disability medical evaluations, healthcare benefit program management, occupational medical surveillance, emergency medical services for youth in detention, pharmacy benefit administration, and temporary health professional staffing. The actual work state and local governments are buying under this code designation includes medical record review and chronological summarization for pension and disability determinations, Centers of Excellence networks for surgical procedure steerage, occupational health examinations for ferry workers, specialty and emergency medical care coordination for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary staffing across ancillary clinical specialties. Issuing bodies include city retirement offices, municipal health departments, state transportation agencies, county juvenile probation departments, county health systems, and county commissioners' procurement divisions.

Geographic activity spans Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara), Washington State (Washington State Department of Transportation), Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), and Florida (Collier County Board of County Commissioners). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with a response date of October 16, 2026 and a $750,000 five-year contract value; the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-out and Centers of Excellence management, due October 7, 2026; Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry locations, due October 9, 2026 with a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department's RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for youth in custody, due September 25, 2026; Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services reflecting approximately $8.7 million in historical annual pharmacy spending; and Santa Clara County Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing, due October 7, 2026. The code shows misalignment with its gastrointestinal surgery classification; business development professionals should verify actual code applicability with issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities.