UNSPSC 85602175: Bypass ascending colon to descending colon, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass ascending colon to 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 0D1K0ZM

UNSPSC 85602175 Bypass ascending colon to descending colon, open approach is a Commodity code that does not map to the work actually being solicited by state and local governments in recent opportunities. The five most recent postings tagged to this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services, employer pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction—none of which involve vascular bypass procedures or any surgical intervention. The code's technical medical terminology bears no relationship to the scope of work appearing in these opportunities, suggesting either persistent miscoding in the source systems or a fundamental mismatch between the UNSPSC taxonomy and what is actually being purchased. The opportunities themselves span correctional health systems, county benefits administration, municipal health operations, county behavioral health departments, and municipal emergency services—a broad set of issuing bodies—but they do not support activity under this code as named.

The source shows no relevant recent activity under UNSPSC 85602175. Interested vendors evaluating whether to pursue opportunities in health care service provision should monitor parallel codes related to medical and pharmacy services, health plan administration, emergency medical services, and behavioral health rather than relying on this code for market signals.