UNSPSC 85592354: Supplement stomach, pylorus with autologous tissue substitute, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement stomach, pylorus with autologous tissue substitute, 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 0DU777Z

UNSPSC 85592354 Supplement stomach, pylorus with autologous tissue substitute, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local procurement activity does not match this clinical specification. The posted opportunities associated with this code include independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical carve-out benefit administration — none of which involve gastric or pyloric surgical procedures or tissue substitutes. The code appears to have been applied inconsistently or incorrectly to these medical administration and staffing solicitations, and does not reflect actual procurement work under its stated scope.

State and local solicitations tagged to this code span county and municipal health systems, county pension boards, and county human resources divisions across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The opportunities reflect vendor requests from the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (medical evaluations for public safety pension disability determinations), City of Long Beach (surgical carve-out benefits for municipal employees), Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers), Collier County (pharmacy benefit management), Santa Clara County Health System (temporary health professional staffing), and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth). Without alignment between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited, this code shows little decision relevance for vendors pursuing contracts in gastrointestinal or reconstructive surgical procedure supply or delivery.