UNSPSC 85593151: Dilation of middle esophagus, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to dilation of middle 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 0D720ZZ

UNSPSC 85593151 Dilation of middle esophagus, open approach (Commodity) shows minimal alignment with state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure, but recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code involve inmate medical services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care, peer support services, and fire department medical direction—none of which involve esophageal dilation or surgical intervention. The mismatch suggests either a data classification error in the state and local procurement system or that this code is being used as a catch-all for broader healthcare service procurement in a way that diverges substantially from its medical-procedure nomenclature.

The opportunities present are geographically scattered across Georgia, Florida, and California, spanning county health systems, corrections departments, and municipal fire services. Recent solicitations include Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP for inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management covering 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members (due April 9, 2026), Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services (due April 16, 2026), San Mateo County's RFP for peer support services for peer workers totaling $580,000 (due July 2, 2025), and Santa Monica Fire Department's RFP for a medical director (due October 16, 2025). Given the procedural nature of the UNSPSC code versus the service-based scope of actual procurement activity, this code does not serve as a reliable forecaster of state and local healthcare or medical services demand.