UNSPSC 85593853: Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from upper intestinal tract, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from upper intestinal tract, 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 0DP00KZ

UNSPSC 85593853 Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from upper intestinal tract, open approach is a Commodity code that bears a medical procedural classification yet shows no alignment with the actual state and local procurement activity posted under it. Recent solicitations tagged to this code include occupational medical surveillance services, pharmacy benefit management, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgery benefit carve-outs for municipal employees, emergency and specialty medical services for youth in custody, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve removal of tissue substitutes or surgical procedures on the upper intestinal tract. The code appears to be a healthcare taxonomy placeholder that state and local procurement offices have repurposed or mislabeled to categorize broader medical and health administration services, rather than a discrete surgical procedure category.

The recent opportunities span Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, independent medical evaluations RFP with October 16, 2026 response date), California (City of Long Beach surgery benefit carve-out RFP due October 7, 2026; County of Santa Clara Health System temporary health professional staffing due October 7, 2026), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation occupational medical surveillance RFP due October 9, 2026), Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department emergency and specialty medical services RFI due September 25, 2026), and Florida (Collier County Pharmacy Benefit Management RFP originally due April 9, 2026). The issuing bodies include city retirement boards, municipal health plans, state transportation departments, county health systems, juvenile probation authorities, and county human resources divisions. Given the mismatch between the code's stated scope and the actual work being bought, this code shows little relevant recent activity for vendors offering upper intestinal surgical or tissue substitute removal services.