UNSPSC 85592727: Dilation of upper esophagus, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to dilation of 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 0D717ZZ

UNSPSC 85592727 Dilation of upper esophagus, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its clinical taxonomy designation and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope describes a specific medical procedure, yet recent opportunities posted under this code span independent medical evaluations for public safety disability retirement determinations, surgical benefit management programs, occupational health surveillance services, youth detention medical care procurement, and pharmacy benefit administration—none of which involve esophageal dilation or align with procedural intervention codes. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code reflect the diversity of state and local health benefits administration: city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal human resources departments (City of Long Beach), state transportation authorities (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile probation systems (Harris County), county benefits consortia (Collier County), and county health systems (Santa Clara County).

Recent activity concentrates in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability determinations for approximately 75 annual public safety pension applicants with a maximum five-year contract value of $750,000 and responses due October 16, 2026; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 Puget Sound ferry locations with responses due October 9, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's solicitation for a multi-year qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories with responses due October 7, 2026. The code's current tagging appears to reflect a data hygiene issue in state and local procurement classification systems rather than a coherent procurement market for the procedure itself.