UNSPSC 85601317: Repair appendix, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair appendix, 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 0DQJ0ZZ

UNSPSC 85601317 Repair appendix, open approach is a Commodity code that does not map to the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The source shows five recent opportunities spanning inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support for mental health workers, and fire department medical director services—none of which involve appendix repair or open surgical approaches. The code's nominal scope concerns surgical repair of the appendix via open methodology, which is a clinical procedure rather than a procurable good or service within typical state and local government purchasing.

The mismatch between the code name and the actual opportunities suggests either systematic miscoding in the state and local procurement system or that the code has been applied to medical administration and management contracts that fall outside its intended commodity definition. No representative solicitations under this code involve surgical supplies, equipment, or services aligned with appendectomy procedures. The activity shown reflects broader healthcare administration, clinical staffing, and benefit management—domains that would typically fall under different UNSPSC families related to health services management or staffing rather than surgical repair commodity codes.