UNSPSC 85602041: Reattachment of sigmoid colon, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reattachment of sigmoid colon, open 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 0DMN0ZZ

UNSPSC 85602041 Reattachment of sigmoid colon, open approach is a Commodity code intended to classify surgical procedures, yet recent state and local contract activity reveals a substantial mismatch: the code is being applied to administrative health services, medical staffing coordination, occupational health surveillance, and pharmacy benefit management rather than to acute surgical intervention. The recent opportunities show state and local governments soliciting independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations, Centers of Excellence carve-out programs for elective surgery networks, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, specialty healthcare delivery for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involves sigmoid colon reattachment or procedural surgery in the traditional sense. The issuing bodies span diverse state and local jurisdictions: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (pension disability determinations), the City of Long Beach (employee health benefits), the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational health), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (youth detention health), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (employee pharmacy), and Santa Clara County Health System (temporary clinical staffing). The code appears to be misapplied across these opportunities, suggesting either systemic cataloging inconsistency or that the code has been repurposed to encompass broader healthcare administration and staffing services in procurement systems.

Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas based on recent solicitations. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP (RTMRFP26001) for independent medical evaluation services with a $750,000 maximum contract value over five years and October 16, 2026 response date; the Washington State Department of Transportation occupational medical surveillance RFP (RFP20260825) covering 14 ferry system locations statewide with October 9, 2026 deadline and October 20, 2026 apparent successful bidder announcement; the City of Long Beach surgery benefit carve-out RFP (HR26753) for Centers of Excellence networks with October 7, 2026 deadline and target go-live of April 1, 2027; and the Santa Clara County Health System temporary health professional staffing qualification pool (RFSQHHSFY270052) with October 7, 2026 deadline for multiple ancillary clinical categories. The code shows no coherent recent activity aligned with its stated surgical procedure scope, rendering pursuit under this classification problematic unless the actual work being solicited — health services administration and staffing — is your target market segment regardless of code alignment.