UNSPSC 85592436: Repair middle esophagus, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair middle 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 0DQ27ZZ

UNSPSC 85592436 Repair middle esophagus, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal taxonomy designation and actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code do not reflect esophageal repair services; instead, they span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit management, pharmacy benefit administration, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical services for youth in custody. State and local jurisdictions posting under this code include county health systems, county retirement offices, state departments of transportation, county boards of commissioners, and county juvenile probation departments. The solicitations reflect administrative and managed-care health services rather than surgical procedures on specific anatomical sites.

Activity appears concentrated in the West and Southeast. The Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries posted occupational medical surveillance services (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); the City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted independent medical evaluation services (RTMFP26001, due October 16, 2026); the City of Long Beach posted surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits for its Anthem PPO (HR26753, due October 7, 2026); Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (071626BNM, due September 25, 2026); Collier County Board of County Commissioners posted pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 enrolled employees (RFP 25-8414, with a historical annual pharmacy spend of $8.7 million); and the County of Santa Clara Health System solicited a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code does not appear to reflect genuine esophageal-repair procurement activity and may represent a taxonomy classification mismatch in state and local systems rather than a viable category for surgical procedure contracting.