UNSPSC 85593004: Replacement of esophagus with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of esophagus with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach. 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 0DR50KZ

UNSPSC 85593004 Replacement of esophagus with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code do not involve esophageal replacement procedures or related surgical implants; instead, they span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical carve-out networks for Centers of Excellence, and emergency medical services for detained youth. These solicitations represent administrative health services, workforce staffing, and benefits management rather than surgical procedures or tissue substitutes. The code appears to be a misclassification artifact in state and local procurement systems, as none of the recent opportunities align with the surgical procedure the code nominally describes.

Activity under this code comes from diverse issuing bodies including county health systems (Santa Clara, Harris County), municipal retirement offices (Phoenix), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), and county procurement offices (Collier County, Long Beach), spanning Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026 with a pre-bid conference August 31), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification-based solicitation for temporary health professional staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). Bidders pursuing this code should treat the nominal commodity descriptor as unreliable and instead monitor the actual health services procurement activity underlying these misclassified opportunities.