UNSPSC 85601353: Bypass cecum to descending colon, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass cecum to descending colon, 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 0D1H0ZM

UNSPSC 85601353 Bypass cecum to descending colon, open approach is a Commodity code that bears no relationship to actual state and local procurement activity. The code appears to describe a surgical procedure and does not align with any of the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this classification.

The recent opportunities tagged to this code—inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county prison, pharmacy benefit management services for a county health consortium, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical director services—represent healthcare administration, management, and clinical staffing contracts, none of which correspond to the surgical procedure named in the code. This mismatch suggests either a data error in the tagging or a fundamental misalignment between the UNSPSC taxonomy entry and state and local procurement practice. State and local buyers do not solicit for specific surgical procedures under commodity codes; they procure healthcare services, staffing, and management support. No relevant procurement activity exists under this code.