UNSPSC 85593068: Insertion of feeding device into esophagus, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of feeding device into esophagus, 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 0DH50UZ

UNSPSC 85593068 Insertion of feeding device into esophagus, open approach is a Commodity code with a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's technical medical procedure title does not align with the healthcare purchasing patterns visible in recent opportunities posted under this code. State and local governments soliciting under this code are instead procuring comprehensive healthcare services—including occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, specialty surgical networks, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained populations—none of which involve the specific esophageal feeding device procedure the code nominally describes.

The issuing-body mix includes a state transportation agency (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), city retirement boards (City of Phoenix), and municipal health systems (City of Long Beach). Recent opportunities span multiple states: Washington (WSDOT occupational medical surveillance, RFP, proposals due October 9, 2026), Arizona (Phoenix retirement disability medical evaluations, RFP, proposals due October 16, 2026), California (Long Beach surgical benefit carve-out, RFP, proposals due October 7, 2026; Santa Clara temporary health staffing, RFQ, proposals due October 7, 2026), Florida (Collier County pharmacy benefit management, RFP, proposals due April 9, 2026), and Texas (Harris County juvenile detention medical services, RFI, responses due September 25, 2026). The code appears to capture a broad range of medical services procurement rather than the procedure described in its title, suggesting the UNSPSC classification may not reliably predict opportunity content for firms pursuing contracts in this category.