UNSPSC 85592339: Restriction of lower esophagus, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to restriction of lower esophagus, via natural or artificial opening. 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 0DV37ZZ

UNSPSC 85592339 Restriction of lower esophagus, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal medical procedure scope. The six state and local contract opportunities posted between July and September 2026 under this code—independent medical evaluation services for public safety pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, emergency and specialty medical services for youth in custody, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing—represent procurement of administrative healthcare services, benefits management, occupational health screening, detention medical care, and staffing placement rather than esophageal restriction procedures or related endoscopic interventions. The mismatch between the code's clinical procedure designation and the actual scope of work being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or application of this code to encompass a much broader healthcare services taxonomy than its name indicates.

The recent opportunities span multiple issuing-body types including municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal employee benefits programs (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), county healthcare consortiums (Collier County), and large county health systems (Santa Clara County Health System). Geographic activity appears concentrated in the Southwest and Pacific regions, with solicitations from Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services with proposals due October 16, 2026 (maximum contract value $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance with proposals due October 9, 2026 and a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026, and the Santa Clara County Health System non-exclusive multiple-award solicitation for temporary health professional staffing with proposals due October 7, 2026. Given the consistent divergence between the code's stated scope and the nature of work actually being solicited, this code presents limited value for business development professionals targeting esophageal or gastrointestinal procedure provision.