UNSPSC 85601622: Supplement sigmoid colon via natural or artificial opening autologous tissue substitute, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement sigmoid colon via natural or artificial opening autologous tissue substitute, 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 0DUN77Z

UNSPSC 85601622 Supplement sigmoid colon via natural or artificial opening autologous tissue substitute, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity bears no meaningful relationship to the abstract code name — the recent opportunities posted under this code do not involve surgical procedures, tissue substitutes, or gastroenterological intervention. Instead, state and local bodies have tagged solicitations covering occupational medical surveillance, independent disability evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs, and youth detention healthcare under this code. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement activity suggests either a systematic tagging error in the source data or a breakdown in how these jurisdictions apply UNSPSC classification to health services work. The issuing bodies include a state department (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), and a city (Phoenix, Long Beach), spanning occupational health, municipal employee benefits, detention services, and health system staffing.

The recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. The most active and decision-relevant recent posting is the Washington State Department of Transportation's request for occupational medical surveillance services for Washington State Ferries, with proposals due October 9, 2026 and a pre-bid conference held August 31, 2026, requiring baseline, periodic, and exit medical examinations across 14 Washington ferry locations under occupational medicine physician supervision. Other representative postings include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations (due October 16, 2026; $750,000 maximum over five years), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-out management through Centers of Excellence (due October 7, 2026; go-live targeted April 1, 2027), and Santa Clara County Health System's non-exclusive qualified-vendor-pool solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). The code shows active recent procurement but exhibits significant classification misalignment with its formal taxonomy name.