UNSPSC 85602055: Occlusion of ascending colon with intraluminal device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to occlusion of ascending colon with intraluminal device, 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 0DLK0DZ

UNSPSC 85602055 Occlusion of ascending colon with intraluminal device, open approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure—bears no relation to the state and local procurement opportunities currently tagged under it. The recent solicitations recovered under this code involve occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical benefit carve-outs, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing; none involve colorectal surgery or intraluminal devices. The code shows a fundamental tagging mismatch rather than active procurement activity aligned with its clinical descriptor. State and local issuers appear to be using this code incorrectly, likely through broad-brush medical services classification rather than procedure-specific coding.

The geographic spread of the mislabeled opportunities spans Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Florida (Collier County), Texas (Harris County), and Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries), with no jurisdictional concentration. The most substantive recent opportunity under the code is the Washington State Ferries occupational medical surveillance RFP (RFP20260825), due October 9, 2026, which calls for board-certified occupational medicine physicians to conduct baseline, periodic, follow-up, and exit examinations across 14 Washington ferry locations—a two-year contract with optional extensions. Given the persistent mismatch between the code's clinical definition and actual procurement activity, this code should be treated as misclassified in state and local procurement systems rather than as a reliable signal of genuine demand for the procedure it nominally describes.