UNSPSC 85601766: Dilation of transverse colon via natural or artificial opening intraluminal device, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to dilation of transverse colon via natural or artificial opening intraluminal device, 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 0D7L8DZ

UNSPSC 85601766 Dilation of transverse colon via natural or artificial opening intraluminal device, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic is a Commodity code whose designation does not align with recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The recent opportunities show no gastrointestinal medical procedures; instead, the code has been applied to administrative health services, occupational medicine, pharmacy benefits management, and temporary clinical staffing—none of which involve dilation of the transverse colon or endoscopic procedures. The mismatch suggests either miscoding in the opportunities or a taxonomic drift in how issuing bodies are applying this code at procurement time.

The geographic and issuing-body mix in recent activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington state across county and municipal health systems, pension boards, and state departments. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance (due October 9, 2026), the City of Long Beach RFP for surgery benefit carve-out management (due October 7, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System RFQ for temporary health professional staffing (due October 7, 2026). The code shows no recent relevant activity for the endoscopic procedure named in its Commodity definition; firms evaluating pursuit under this code should verify the actual work scope with the issuing body during the RFP Q&A phase rather than relying on the code name alone.