UNSPSC 85601148: Bypass cecum to sigmoid colon via natural or artificial opening synthetic substitute, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass cecum to sigmoid colon via natural or artificial opening synthetic substitute, 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 0D1H8JN

UNSPSC 85601148 is a Commodity code nominally assigned to a surgical procedure code (bypass cecum to sigmoid colon via natural or artificial opening synthetic substitute, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic), but state and local procurement activity under this code bears no relationship to that clinical description. The recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational health surveillance, independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, specialty surgical carve-out programs, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which involve the specific gastrointestinal procedure the code nominally describes. The mismatch suggests the code is either miscoded by source databases or is being used as a catch-all for health services procurement that does not fit more precisely into the state and local taxonomy. State and local governments are acquiring medical administration and staffing services under this code rather than surgical procedures or implants.

The issuing bodies soliciting under this code are predominantly county health systems, municipal retirement offices, and state transportation agencies. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office (requesting independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations, RFP due October 16, 2026), the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing, RFQ due October 7, 2026), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, RFI due September 25, 2026), and the Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries (occupational medical surveillance, RFP due October 9, 2026) are recent representatives. The City of Long Beach also posted a surgical carve-out benefit management RFP (due October 7, 2026), and Collier County Commissioners posted a pharmacy benefit management RFP (original deadline April 9, 2026, since passed). Activity is geographically scattered across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington with no concentration; the code shows minimal recent state and local volume overall and little coherent taxonomy alignment.