UNSPSC 85592658: Drainage of upper esophagus with drainage device, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of upper esophagus with drainage device, 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 0D9170Z

UNSPSC 85592658 Drainage of upper esophagus with drainage device, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical drainage procedure, but recent solicitations posted under this classification do not involve esophageal drainage services or related surgical instrumentation. Instead, state and local buyers have tagged purchasing notices under this code for occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability benefits, pharmacy benefit management, surgical procedure carve-out networks, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which match the procedure scope the code name describes. This mismatch suggests either miscoding at the source or a data artifact rather than genuine procurement demand for esophageal drainage devices or related services.

The solicitations posted under this code span diverse issuing bodies: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations), the City of Long Beach (Centers of Excellence network for surgical procedures including oncology), the Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries (occupational medical surveillance), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (specialty medical services for detained youth), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing). The geographic spread covers Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas. Because the code does not reflect genuine esophageal drainage procurement, this summary flags the code as showing no relevant recent activity for firms pursuing business in that surgical specialty.