UNSPSC 85601623: Supplement descending colon via natural or artificial opening nonautologous tissue substitute, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement descending colon via natural or artificial opening nonautologous tissue 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 0DUM8KZ

UNSPSC 85601623 Supplement descending colon via natural or artificial opening nonautologous tissue substitute, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic is a Commodity code. The recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show little alignment with its nominal medical-device scope; instead, the opportunities center on occupational and disability medical surveillance, pharmacy benefits administration, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical-care networks. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office is soliciting independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations under Arizona's Public Safety Personnel Retirement System, the City of Long Beach is requesting proposals for a surgical procedure carve-out benefit program managed through Centers of Excellence, and the Washington State Department of Transportation is requesting occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers. These are medical services and health-benefits administration, not implantable devices or endoscopic tissue substitutes. The issuing bodies span city retirement offices, municipal human-resources departments, state transportation agencies, county juvenile-probation departments, county commissioners, and county health systems—a mix of administrative and operational jurisdictions rather than purchasing pools aligned with the code's nominal medical-device category.

Geographic activity in recent solicitations centers on Arizona, California, and Washington, with representation also from Florida and Texas. Representative current opportunities include the City of Phoenix's independent medical evaluation RFP (due October 16, 2026, maximum contract value $750,000 over five years), the City of Long Beach's surgical benefit carve-out RFP (due October 7, 2026, with contract execution and go-live targeted for April 1, 2027), and the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP for ferry workers (due October 9, 2026, with pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026). The mismatch between the code's medical-device nomenclature and the services actually being procured suggests either tagging error by issuing bodies or that this Commodity code is receiving limited relevant activity in state and local procurement right now.