UNSPSC 85602103: Excision of transverse colon, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of transverse 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 0DBL0ZZ

UNSPSC 85602103 Excision of transverse colon, open approach is a Commodity code that describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code show little alignment with the code's nominal surgical scope. The five opportunities on record — spanning inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support for peer workers, and fire department medical director services — represent administrative healthcare contracting and primary care delivery rather than colorectal surgical procedures. State and local governments tagging procurement under this code appear to be using it incorrectly or as a catch-all for healthcare services generally, rather than for the specific transverse colon excision procedure the code nominally describes.

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Georgia (Muscogee County), Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), California (San Mateo County), and California (Santa Monica), with no apparent concentration in any single jurisdiction. Issuing bodies include county governments (Muscogee, Collier, Monroe, and San Mateo) and a municipal fire department (Santa Monica). Representative recent opportunities include the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 for inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison (response due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members (response due April 9, 2026), and Monroe County's virtual primary care and 24/7 urgent care services RFP (response due April 16, 2026). The code shows no recent activity genuinely soliciting colorectal surgical services, making it unsuitable for business development professionals pursuing state and local surgical procedure or hospital services contracts.