UNSPSC 85593279: Occlusion of middle esophagus, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to occlusion of middle esophagus, percutaneous 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 0DL23ZZ

UNSPSC 85593279 Occlusion of middle esophagus, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that exhibits a fundamental mismatch between its nominal clinical scope and the work actually being solicited under it by state and local buyers. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefits carve-outs, and youth detention healthcare — none of which involve esophageal occlusion procedures. The code's narrow procedural focus does not align with the broad portfolio of medical administration, staffing, and benefit management services that state and local procurement offices are currently placing under it. State and local issuing bodies soliciting here include county boards of county commissioners, health systems, cities, and state departments of transportation; no repeat buyers appear in the recent activity.

The geographic spread across recent opportunities includes Arizona, California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Washington State, Florida, and Texas. Representative recent solicitations 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 services (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits (HR26753, due October 7, 2026), and Santa Clara County Health System's RFS for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code shows moderate activity across multiple jurisdictions, but purchasing patterns suggest that the UNSPSC classification is either substantially misapplied or that the code serves as a catch-all category for diverse medical services without precise commodity alignment.