UNSPSC 85593057: Occlusion of middle esophagus with extraluminal device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to occlusion of middle esophagus with extraluminal device, 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 0DL20CZ

UNSPSC 85593057 Occlusion of middle esophagus with extraluminal device, open approach (Commodity) shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The code's clinical medical device specificity does not align with the recent opportunities posted under this code number. The six recent opportunities sourced against this code involve independent medical evaluations for public safety pension disability determinations (City of Phoenix), surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits for municipal employees (City of Long Beach), occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers (Washington State Department of Transportation), emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), pharmacy benefit management administration (Collier County Board of County Commissioners), and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (County of Santa Clara Health System). None of these solicitations request esophageal occlusion devices or related medical device procurement.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual opportunities sourced against it suggests either a cataloging error in the state and local procurement systems or that the code has been applied as a catch-all classification for miscellaneous medical services rather than device procurement. State and local government buyers are actively sourcing medical services—disability evaluations, occupational health surveillance, procedure networks, emergency medical care, pharmacy administration, and temporary clinical staffing—across multiple issuing bodies including state departments, counties, cities, and health systems in Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, and Texas. However, none of this activity represents procurement of the esophageal occlusion device described in the code name. Bidders evaluating opportunities tagged with this code should verify the actual scope in the underlying solicitation before pursuing, as the code classification appears unreliable for predicting relevant work.