UNSPSC 85601811: Bypass sigmoid colon to cutaneous, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass sigmoid colon to cutaneous, 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 0D1N8Z4

UNSPSC 85601811 Bypass sigmoid colon to cutaneous, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code reflect broader health services contracting — occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical benefit carve-outs, emergency and specialty care for youth in custody, and temporary health professional staffing — rather than the specific gastrointestinal surgical procedure the code nominally describes. The mismatch suggests either consistent miscoding by issuing bodies or use of the code as a catch-all placeholder within health service procurement categories.

State and local issuing bodies tagging opportunities under this code include county health systems, county boards of commissioners, state transportation departments, county probation departments, and municipal retirement offices across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The geographic spread reflects activity in the Southwest, Pacific, and Southeast regions, with no concentration in any single jurisdiction. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026) supporting disability benefit determinations for approximately 75 annual applications under Arizona's Public Safety Personnel Retirement System; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's multiple-award vehicle for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). Given the consistent misalignment between the code's procedural scope and the services actually being procured, this code warrants monitoring for clarification rather than active pursuit until issuing bodies demonstrate correct coding alignment.