UNSPSC 85592383: Supplement middle esophagus with synthetic substitute, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement middle esophagus with synthetic 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 0DU27JZ

UNSPSC 85592383 Supplement middle esophagus with synthetic substitute, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that appears to describe a specific surgical procedure code; however, the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code do not reflect surgical esophageal procedures and show no relevant activity aligned with the code's nominal scope. The opportunities instead span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees, and emergency medical services for youth in custody — none of which involve esophageal surgery or the procedural intervention the code nominally names. The mismatch between the code taxonomy and actual procurement activity suggests either a classification error in the state and local posting systems or that this particular code carries significantly different meaning in the jurisdictional context than in clinical coding standards.

Recent opportunities have been posted by the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers across 14 Washington locations with proposals due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluations for disability pension determinations with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years and proposals due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefit carve-out network for municipal employees enrolled in an Anthem PPO plan with proposals due October 7, 2026), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management services covering 2,400 enrolled employees with historical pharmacy spending of approximately $8.7 million annually), the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories with proposals due October 7, 2026), and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth with responses due September 25, 2026). No meaningful geographic or sectoral concentration emerges from these postings; activity spans Washington, California, Arizona, and Texas across state departments, county health systems, municipalities, and specialty pension boards. Given the absence of esophageal-procedure-related solicitations, this code does not currently represent actionable procurement opportunity for firms in surgical services or implant supply.