UNSPSC 85591547: Bypass lower esophagus to stomach with autologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass lower esophagus to stomach with autologous tissue substitute, 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 0D13076

UNSPSC 85591547 Bypass lower esophagus to stomach with autologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity-tier code that does not reflect the actual work state and local governments are currently procuring under this taxonomy designation. The recent solicitations tagged with this code involve occupational and disability medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical procedure carve-out programs for employee health plans, and emergency medical services for detained youth—none of which relate to esophageal surgical procedures. The code shows little relevant recent activity for the specific procedure named; instead, state and local health systems, county human resources divisions, and public safety pension boards are using this code tag to source a diverse mix of healthcare administration, medical surveillance, and clinical staffing services that fall well outside the esophageal surgery scope the code nominally describes.

The issuing bodies span county governments, state transportation departments, city retirement offices, and health systems across multiple jurisdictions. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance solicitation for ferry workers across 14 locations (due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026), the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing in ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026), and the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefit programs through Centers of Excellence (due October 7, 2026, with anticipated contract execution in April 2027). The mismatch between the code's stated scope and the services being solicited suggests either persistent tagging error within state and local procurement systems or that the code has been repurposed in practice to capture a broader category of healthcare delivery and management services that does not align with its original UNSPSC definition.