UNSPSC 85601105: Excision of ileocecal valve, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of ileocecal valve, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic. 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 0DBC8ZZ

UNSPSC 85601105 Excision of ileocecal valve, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged to this code involve independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, occupational medical surveillance, surgical carve-out benefit administration, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical services for youth in custody — none of which align with the procurement or delivery of surgical procedures for ileocecal valve excision. The code's narrow, procedure-specific scope does not reflect the actual work being solicited by state and local issuers under this designation.

The mismatch suggests either a classification error in the underlying opportunity database or a fundamental disconnect between this Commodity code's clinical specificity and how state and local procurement offices actually use UNSPSC taxonomy when tagging health services contracts. State and local buyers soliciting medical services typically tag at higher tiers (Family or Class codes covering medical evaluation, occupational health, or healthcare staffing broadly) rather than at procedure-specific Commodity codes. Firms pursuing state and local health services work should focus on higher-tier codes under medical services and health professional categories where recent activity and actual contract opportunities cluster.