UNSPSC 85592430: Repair esophagus, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair 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 0DQ57ZZ

UNSPSC 85592430 Repair esophagus, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's title describes a specific surgical repair procedure, but the recent solicitations tagged under it span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations for pension determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, specialty surgical center-of-excellence networks, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these activities involve esophageal repair or procedure-specific surgical services. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation departments, county juvenile justice agencies, and municipalities managing employee health benefits—a broad range of public sector employers and administrators rather than healthcare delivery systems or surgical providers.

Geographic activity appears across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no clear concentration. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) for independent medical evaluation services to support disability pension determinations, valued at $750,000 over five years. The Washington State Department of Transportation issued an RFP (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) for occupational medical surveillance across 14 Washington State Ferries locations, with evaluation weighted 40 percent cost and 60 percent non-cost capability. The County of Santa Clara Health System established a non-exclusive, multiple-award qualified vendor pool (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) for temporary ancillary health professional staffing across 13 clinical categories. The code shows little recent activity in esophageal repair or related surgical procedure management and does not reflect what state and local governments are actually buying under this taxonomy identifier.