UNSPSC 85593005: Replacement of esophagus with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of esophagus with synthetic 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 0DR50JZ

UNSPSC 85593005 Replacement of esophagus with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The six recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to this code—including independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations (City of Phoenix), surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees (City of Long Beach), occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Department of Transportation), specialty medical services for detained youth (Harris County), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), and temporary health professional staffing (Santa Clara County Health System)—involve employee benefits administration, occupational health screening, emergency and specialty inpatient care, pharmacy claims processing, and clinical staffing. None of these solicitations involve esophageal replacement surgery or synthetic esophageal substitutes. The code appears to be a procedural medical terminology entry that state and local procurement offices have applied incorrectly to benefits and staffing solicitations.

State and local governments issuing under this code span county health systems, county commissioners' offices, municipal retirement boards, state transportation departments, and county juvenile probation departments across Florida, California, Arizona, Washington, and Texas. Recent activity shows no procurement of esophageal implants, surgical devices, or related medical hardware. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure and implant category—and the actual work being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding within state procurement systems or an artifact of broad code assignment during benefits or health-services contracting. Business development professionals should verify code assignment before pursuing opportunities tagged to this code, as the current opportunity set does not align with esophageal replacement product or service scope.