UNSPSC 85601642: Resection of sigmoid colon, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to resection of sigmoid colon, 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 0DTN7ZZ

UNSPSC 85601642 Resection of sigmoid colon, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code with no measurable recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the six recent opportunities posted under it reflect no alignment with surgical resection services. Instead, the solicitations cover independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance, juvenile detention healthcare, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve sigmoid colon resection or related surgical procedures. The mismatch indicates either broad miscoding by procurement offices or a data classification error in the source material.

The recent opportunities do not support a meaningful market characterization under this code. Issuing bodies span state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County, Santa Clara County), and cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), with no pattern of repeat buyers or geographic concentration relevant to the code's nominal scope. Without active solicitations aligned to sigmoid colon resection or gastroenterological surgical services, the code shows no current pursuit potential for firms in the surgical or hospital services space.