UNSPSC 85601663: Repair ascending colon, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair ascending 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 0DQK8ZZ

UNSPSC 85601663 Repair ascending colon, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope—a specific gastrointestinal surgical procedure—and the work state and local governments are actually purchasing under this code. Recent solicitations posted by state and local agencies have tagged opportunities in medical evaluation services, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans, and emergency medical services for detained youth, none of which involve endoscopic colon repair. The mismatch suggests this code is either being misapplied in tagging procurement notices or is not actively used for direct procurement of the procedure itself by the jurisdictions posting opportunities.

Activity under this code spans several states and issuing-body types. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office issued an RFP (RTMRFP26001) due October 16, 2026 for independent medical evaluation services; the Washington State Department of Transportation posted an RFP (RFP20260825) due October 9, 2026 for occupational medical surveillance; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI due September 25, 2026 for specialty medical services in a detention setting; the City of Long Beach posted an RFP (HR26753) due October 7, 2026 for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits including orthopedic and spine procedures; Collier County issued an RFP (RFP 25-8414) for pharmacy benefit management services; and Santa Clara County Health System solicited temporary health professional staffing. None of these opportunities involve endoscopic ascending colon repair, and the code shows no recent state or local procurement activity that aligns with its stated taxonomy definition.