UNSPSC 85601877: Bypass ascending colon to descending colon via natural or artificial opening autologous 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 descending colon via natural or artificial opening autologous 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 0D1K87M

UNSPSC 85601877, Bypass ascending colon to descending colon via natural or artificial opening autologous tissue substitute via natural or artificial opening endoscopic, is a Commodity code that maps poorly to recent state and local procurement activity; the code's surgical-procedure taxonomy does not align with what issuing bodies are actually buying under this classification.

The recent opportunities tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical benefit carve-out programs — none of which involve the gastrointestinal surgical procedures the code nominally describes. The Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of Washington State Ferries, posted an RFP (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) for occupational medical surveillance services including baseline and periodic medical examinations for shipyard workers, engine crew, and deck crew across 14 ferry terminals, requiring examinations by physicians board-certified in occupational medicine. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) for independent medical evaluation services and disability medical record summary preparation for approximately 75 annual public safety pension disability benefit applications at a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years. The County of Santa Clara Health System issued an RFQ (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary health professional staffing across 13 categories including audiology, diagnostic imaging, gastroenterology, orthopedic, and surgical services. The code shows no documented recent activity aligned to its stated surgical scope; the tagging mismatch indicates either misclassification by issuing bodies or drift in how the code is applied at the state and local level.