UNSPSC 85602148: Bypass descending colon to cutaneous with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass descending colon to cutaneous with synthetic 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 0D1M0J4

UNSPSC 85602148 Bypass descending colon to cutaneous with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal recent activity directly aligned with its nominal surgical procedure scope. The recent opportunities tagged to this code reflect a significant mismatch: state and local governments are soliciting independent medical evaluation services, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans—none of which involve the specific vascular or wound-closure surgical procedure the code nominally describes. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), county governments (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), municipal health systems (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara Health System), and state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation). No single jurisdiction appears as a repeat buyer in the recent-opportunities block, and the work varies substantially across disability medical evaluations, occupational medicine surveillance, pharmacy administration, and temporary clinical staffing rather than surgical procedures or vascular reconstructions.

Geographic spread reflects activity in California (Long Beach, Santa Clara), Arizona (Phoenix), Washington State (Ferries system statewide), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), with no clear concentration in any region. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) to support disability benefit determinations for approximately 75 annual public safety pension applications, and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) covering baseline, periodic, follow-up, and exit medical examinations across 14 ferry system locations. The code appears misapplied to the recent procurement activity, signaling either classification error by issuing bodies or a code that receives minimal relevant state and local solicitation volume in its true scope.