UNSPSC 85601868: Bypass ascending colon to cutaneous via natural or artificial opening nonautologous tissue substitute, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass ascending colon to cutaneous via natural or artificial opening nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 0D1K8K4

UNSPSC 85601868, a Commodity code nominally titled "Bypass ascending colon to cutaneous via natural or artificial opening nonautologous tissue substitute, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic," shows a significant disconnect between its medical-device taxonomy name and the actual work state and local governments are sourcing under this code. Recent opportunities do not reflect procurement of surgical bypass devices or implantable tissue substitutes. Instead, the code is being used to tag solicitations for occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluation, pharmacy benefit management, specialty medical networks, emergency youth detention healthcare, and temporary clinical staffing — a collection of administrative healthcare and medical staffing services bearing no relation to the code's stated clinical procedure focus. This mismatch suggests either a data classification error in the sourcing system or systematic misapplication of the code by posting agencies.

Recent solicitations span state departments, county systems, city retirement boards, and independent school or health district equivalents across at least four states. The Washington State Department of Transportation's ferries division posted RFP 20260825 (due October 9, 2026) for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted RTMRFP26001 (due October 16, 2026) for disability medical record summarization and independent medical examinations for pension determinations; the City of Long Beach posted HR26753 (due October 7, 2026) for surgical care networks and bundled payment management; Collier County posted RFP 25-8414 (due April 9, 2026, though the date appears in error) for pharmacy benefit management; the County of Santa Clara Health System posted RFSQHHSFY270052 (due October 7, 2026) for a qualified-vendor pool of temporary clinical staffing; and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department posted an RFI (due September 25, 2026) for emergency and specialty hospital services for detained youth. Given the code's stated scope does not align with any of these opportunities, the code offers little reliable signal for pursuit and warrants verification against the applicable state or local taxonomy before committing business development resources.