UNSPSC 85602144: Bypass descending colon to cutaneous with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass descending colon to cutaneous with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 0D1M0K4

UNSPSC 85602144 Bypass descending colon to cutaneous with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under it show little alignment with the code's nominal scope—vascular surgical procedures. Instead, the opportunities reflect health services procurement that spans occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical benefit carve-outs, specialty medical services for youth in custody, and temporary health professional staffing. The work being solicited includes medical record review and chronological summarization for disability applications; occupational baseline, periodic, and exit medical examinations aligned with state regulatory requirements; and temporary staffing for ancillary clinical specialties such as audiology, radiology, orthopedics, and surgical services. Issuing bodies include county health systems (Santa Clara County, Collier County), city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries), counties (Harris County), and municipal governments (City of Long Beach). These bodies are buying administrative and clinical support services rather than cardiovascular surgical procedures or implants.

Recent activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, Washington State, and Texas. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, maximum contract compensation $750,000 over five years); the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 Washington ferry system locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, with pre-bid conference August 31, 2026); the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-out services through Centers of Excellence (HR26753, due October 7, 2026, anticipated contract execution April 1, 2027); and Santa Clara County Health System's solicitation for a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026, non-exclusive, multiple-award vehicle with no guaranteed work). The code shows substantial mismatch with its surgical-procedure nomenclature and warrants review for recoding by the issuing jurisdictions.