UNSPSC 85601651: Reposition descending colon, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition descending colon, 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 0DSM8ZZ

UNSPSC 85601651, Reposition descending colon via natural or artificial opening endoscopic, is a Commodity code that reflects the code's nominal medical procedure scope, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little alignment with endoscopic repositioning work. Instead, the most recent opportunities tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, pension board disability medical evaluations, specialty surgery carve-out benefits, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth — a fragmented mix of health services purchasing that does not center on the procedural work the code nominally describes. The issuing bodies include state transportation departments, county human resources and juvenile probation offices, city retirement boards, and county health systems, reflecting a diverse set of public sector healthcare purchasers with episodic and ongoing healthcare administration and staffing needs rather than a cohesive procurement category.

Recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Washington State, Florida, and Texas. Representative work includes the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) seeking physician-supervised baseline, periodic, and exit examinations for ferry system employees across 14 Washington locations; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for disability medical record summary and independent medical evaluation coordination (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) covering approximately 75 annual pension board disability applications; and the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefits (HR26753, due October 7, 2026) offering Centers of Excellence networks for orthopedic and specialty procedures. The code shows no recurring buyer pattern and lacks coherence as a procurement category — the code assignment appears to be a data-entry or taxonomy-mapping error rather than a meaningful signal for business development targeting.