UNSPSC 85601906: Fragmentation in descending colon, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fragmentation in descending colon, external approach. 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 0DFMXZZ

UNSPSC 85601906 Fragmentation in descending colon, external approach is a Commodity code that covers healthcare service delivery and medical management activities, though the code name does not reflect the scope of work state and local governments are actually buying under it. Recent solicitations show state and local bodies purchasing comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services for correctional facilities, pharmacy benefit management administration for employee health plans, virtual primary and urgent care platforms for county members, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and medical directorship for emergency services. Issuing bodies include county commissions and departments (Muscogee County, Collier County, Monroe County, Santa Mateo County, and the City of Santa Monica), spanning corrections, human resources, health plans, behavioral health, and fire service procurement. The work is characterized by clinical governance, care coordination, formulary management, utilization review, and performance contracting rather than by the abstract code nomenclature.

Geographic activity centers on Florida (Collier County and Monroe County both issuing RFPs in April 2026), Georgia (Muscogee County Prison RFP posted April 15, 2026, due May 15, 2026), California (San Mateo County BHRS peer support pilot posted February 25, 2026, due July 2, 2025, and Santa Monica Fire Department medical director RFP posted February 25, 2026, due October 16, 2025). The Muscogee County RFP for inmate medical and pharmacy services is representative of correctional healthcare contracting, requiring five years of comparable experience and NCCHC accreditation, with current monthly costs of $95,537.71 and a two-year initial term plus three optional one-year renewals; the Collier County PBM RFP for approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members represents employee health plan pharmacy administration with historical annual spending of $8.7 million and an initial three-year term effective January 1, 2026. Neither solicitation identifies set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, though Collier County includes local business preference evaluation criteria and voluntary MBE certification scoring. The Monroe County virtual care RFP (due April 16, 2026) and the San Mateo County peer support pilot (funded at $580,000 total over three years) show concurrent activity in behavioral and primary care service contracting.