UNSPSC 85601740: Excision of ascending colon, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of ascending 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 0DBK7ZZ

UNSPSC 85601740 Excision of ascending colon, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code whose nominal clinical scope bears no relationship to the state and local procurement activity actually tagged under it. The recent opportunities in this code classify as employee health benefits administration, occupational medicine surveillance, pension disability evaluations, and temporary clinical staffing — none of which involve surgical procedures on the ascending colon or any surgical procedure whatsoever. The mismatch suggests a tagging error in the underlying procurement databases rather than legitimate activity under the surgical code itself.

Recent opportunities span Arizona (City of Phoenix pension disability medical record summaries and independent medical examinations, RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), California (City of Long Beach surgical benefit carve-out for its Anthem PPO plan, RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026; County of Santa Clara Health System temporary ancillary clinical staffing qualification pool, RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026), Florida (Collier County Pharmacy Benefit Management services, RFP 25-8414, due April 9, 2026), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers across 14 locations, RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth, RFI 071626BNM, due September 25, 2026). The issuing bodies include state agencies, counties, cities, and health system authorities. Code 85601740 shows no relevant recent procurement activity and appears to carry systematic tagging misalignment with actual state and local contracting.