UNSPSC 85594839: Drainage of small intestine, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of small intestine, via natural or artificial opening. 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 0D987ZZ

UNSPSC 85594839 Drainage of small intestine, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code whose scope and recent state and local procurement activity show a fundamental mismatch. The code's nominal definition addresses a specific clinical procedure, yet the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code procure occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical carve-out benefit programs, and emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth. None of these activities involve drainage of the small intestine. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated commodity scope.

The five recent opportunities posted between July and September 2026 span multiple issuing bodies and geographies — the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona), City of Long Beach (California), Washington State Department of Transportation (Washington), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), and County of Santa Clara Health System (California). The wide geographic distribution and functional diversity across occupational medicine, disability determination, pharmacy administration, staffing, and emergency care suggest that either the code has been misapplied in the tagging of these solicitations or the code's definition does not match current state and local procurement usage. Business development professionals evaluating this code should treat the recent activity as unreliable for forecasting or opportunity capture until the mismatch between the code definition and actual buying patterns can be clarified.