UNSPSC 85592378: Supplement lower esophagus 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 lower esophagus 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 0DU377Z

UNSPSC 85592378 Supplement lower esophagus with autologous tissue substitute, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The recent solicitations tagged with this code do not reflect the specific clinical procedure named in the code's title. Instead, the tagged opportunities span independent medical evaluation services for disability retirement determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve esophageal tissue grafting or the precise surgical intervention the code describes. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the opportunities posted against it suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing procurement offices or that this Commodity code is rarely used for state and local health care contracting in its intended sense.

The issuing bodies across these tagged opportunities include a municipal retirement office (City of Phoenix), a municipal human resources department (City of Long Beach), a state transportation agency (Washington State Department of Transportation), a county juvenile justice system (Harris County), a county human resources and benefits consortium (Collier County), and a county health system (Santa Clara County). Geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no concentration in any single region. Because the opportunities are not aligned with the code's actual scope, the activity signals here do not reflect genuine demand for esophageal tissue supplementation services in state and local procurement. Practitioners should verify code assignment before investing in pursuit strategy under this Commodity.