UNSPSC 85601638: Supplement ascending colon via natural or artificial opening nonautologous tissue substitute, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement ascending colon via natural or artificial opening nonautologous 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 0DUK7KZ

UNSPSC 85601638, Supplement ascending colon via natural or artificial opening nonautologous tissue substitute via natural or artificial opening, is a Commodity code that shows minimal relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code's abstract medical-procedure nomenclature does not align with the substance of recent state and local opportunities posted under this code. Instead, the solicitations captured reflect broader occupational health surveillance, employee benefit administration, medical staffing coordination, and pharmacy management — work that falls substantially outside the narrow surgical-procedure scope the code nominally describes. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office's request for independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations, the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance solicitation for ferry workers, and the County of Santa Clara Health System's temporary health professional staffing vehicle represent administrative and clinical-support functions rather than tissue-substitute surgical procedures. This mismatch suggests either classification error in the opportunities' metadata or that the code rarely surfaces in state and local procurement practice.

State and local buyers posting under this code include municipal retirement boards, state transportation authorities, county health systems, and county human resources departments across Arizona, Washington, and California. However, because the posted opportunities do not address the code's intended scope—colon augmentation via nonautologous tissue—the code itself offers no clear procurement signal for vendors in tissue-substitute or colon-reconstruction work. Firms pursuing state and local contracts in surgical implants, tissue-based medical devices, or specialty surgical services should verify that relevant opportunities are correctly tagged to surgical-procedure or implant codes rather than relying on this commodity's recent posting history.