UNSPSC 85601130: Destruction of cecum, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of cecum, 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 0D5H7ZZ

UNSPSC 85601130 Destruction of cecum, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this classification. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the six recent solicitations tagged to it span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in custody — none of which involve cecal destruction or relate to the procedural scope the code name describes. This mismatch suggests either a data-entry error in the source or a misapplication of the code to opportunities in broader health services procurement that do not match the Commodity code's intended use.

The issuing bodies across the recent opportunities include state agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation, Arizona city retirement boards), counties (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), and cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), with activity concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. However, given the fundamental misalignment between the code's procedural scope and the work actually being solicited, this code does not appear to be a reliable vehicle for targeting state and local procurement in the medical services space. Firms pursuing these types of health services opportunities should validate the correct UNSPSC classification before preparing responses, as tagging errors of this magnitude may indicate incomplete or inconsistent coding practice within the sourcing body's procurement systems.