UNSPSC 85602048: Occlusion of descending colon, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to occlusion of descending 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 0DLM0ZZ

UNSPSC 85602048 Occlusion of descending colon, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a surgical procedure, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show little alignment with that clinical scope. The solicitations tagged here instead cover independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, health plan surgical carve-out networks, occupational medical surveillance, youth detention emergency healthcare, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — work that spans health service administration, care coordination, and workforce placement rather than direct surgical intervention. State and local buyers posting under this code include county health systems (Santa Clara), city retirement offices (Phoenix), county human resources departments (Collier), state transportation authorities (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries), county juvenile justice departments (Harris County), and municipal benefits offices (Long Beach). The mismatch between the code's clinical name and the actual opportunities suggests either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement systems or use of this code as a catch-all for health services that do not map cleanly to other UNSPSC categories.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the Southwest and California, with the Phoenix Fire and Police Pension Boards (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the City of Long Beach (RFQ HR26753, due October 7, 2026), and Collier County, Florida (RFP 25-8414, due April 9, 2026, approximately $8.7 million annually) all posting significant opportunities. The Washington State Ferries medical surveillance solicitation (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, pre-bid August 31, 2026) and the County of Santa Clara Health System staffing pool (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026, non-exclusive multiple-award vehicle with no guaranteed work) represent activity outside that region. The code shows recent and ongoing activity, but the divergence between its nominal scope and what is actually being procured warrants treating the code as a repository for miscoded health services opportunities rather than a reliable indicator of demand for the surgical procedure the code name suggests.