UNSPSC 85592618: Excision of stomach, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic, vertical

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of stomach, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic, vertical. 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 0DB68Z3

UNSPSC 85592618 Excision of stomach, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic, vertical is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The UNSPSC taxonomy classifies a specific surgical procedure, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code do not reflect gastrointestinal surgical services or endoscopic gastric procedures. Instead, the posted solicitations span occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Ferries), disability medical evaluations (Phoenix Retirement Office), surgical benefit carve-outs for Centers of Excellence networks (City of Long Beach), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (Santa Clara County Health System), and healthcare services for detained youth (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department). None of these represent the specific procedure named by the code.

This code mismatch suggests that either the UNSPSC categorization in the state and local opportunity records is inaccurate or the code is used to classify administrative or procurement-process functions rather than the clinical procedure itself. State and local governments do not typically solicit individual surgical procedures as line-item contract commodities; they procure provider networks, managed care services, staffing, and benefit administration that may include such procedures within broader scope. If your firm offers endoscopic gastric surgery services or related clinical equipment, this code does not currently surface relevant contracting opportunities in the state and local market.