UNSPSC 85592438: Repair upper esophagus, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair upper 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 0DQ17ZZ

UNSPSC 85592438 Repair upper esophagus, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that carries a medical-procedure classification bearing little relevance to recent state and local procurement activity. The six opportunities posted since July 2026 and tagged under this code involve occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, Centers of Excellence surgical carve-outs, and youth detention emergency medical services — none of which involve esophageal repair or procedural intervention codes that match the code's nominal scope. The mismatch suggests the code was applied at filing by state and local procurement offices without strict alignment to the actual work being solicited, or that the code's definition does not reflect how state and local health and benefits purchasing are categorized in practice.

The issuing bodies include a state department of transportation (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries), two counties (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department and Collier County Board of County Commissioners), two cities (City of Phoenix Retirement Office and City of Long Beach), and a county health system (County of Santa Clara Health System). Activity is concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations (due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations (due October 16, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System non-exclusive qualified-vendor-pool solicitation for temporary health professional staffing in 13 ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). The code appears to carry minimal signal for firms focused on esophageal repair procedures or related surgical services at the state and local level.