UNSPSC 85592608: Extirpation of matter from esophagogastric junction, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from esophagogastric junction, 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 0DC47ZZ

UNSPSC 85592608 Extirpation of matter from esophagogastric junction, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal medical-procedure scope and actual state and local procurement activity under the code designation. Recent opportunities tagged to this code reflect a broad range of health benefit administration, occupational health surveillance, medical staffing, and pharmacy management services rather than the esophagogastric procedures the code name describes. The City of Phoenix is procuring independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations, the City of Long Beach is seeking a surgical-care carve-out benefit manager for its employee health plan, the Washington State Department of Transportation's Ferry division is acquiring occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, and the County of Santa Clara Health System is establishing a temporary clinical staffing pool. These solicitations suggest the code may be capturing health-services procurement broadly rather than a specific surgical intervention, or the tagging reflects administrative inconsistency in how issuing bodies classify health-related vendor services.

Issuing bodies range across city retirement offices, municipal human resources departments, state transportation agencies, and county health systems. Recent activity centers in California, Washington, Arizona, and Florida. Representative opportunities include the Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgery benefit carve-out management (due October 7, 2026, targeting January–March 2027 selection and April 2027 go-live), and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance (due October 9, 2026, with pre-bid on August 31). The County of Santa Clara is running a non-exclusive multiple-award qualification pool for temporary clinical staffing across 13 ancillary health-professional categories (due October 7, 2026). Given the semantic distance between the code's title and the work being solicited, firms should verify code alignment with individual issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities under this designation.