UNSPSC 85602474: Bypass ascending colon to transverse colon with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass ascending colon to transverse colon with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0D1K47L

UNSPSC 85602474 (Bypass ascending colon to transverse colon with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach), a Commodity code, shows limited relevance to recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific gastroenterological surgical procedure with tissue substitute, yet the recent opportunities tagged under this code do not involve procurement of the procedure itself or related medical devices and supplies. Instead, the recent solicitations center on health services contracting — independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty care delivery, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary clinical staffing. These are administrative and service-delivery arrangements rather than procurement of the surgical procedure, implying either a data-entry mismatch between the issuing bodies' internal taxonomy and the UNSPSC classification, or that the code is being used as a catch-all for healthcare services without precision to the procedure-level nomenclature UNSPSC intends.

The issuing bodies across the recent opportunities span county and state health systems (Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, County of Santa Clara Health System, Washington State Department of Transportation/Ferries), municipal employee benefits offices (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach), representing a mix of operational health services, employee health benefits administration, and occupational health programs. No single buyer repeats, and geographic spread covers Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with a $750,000 maximum over five years and an October 16, 2026 response date; the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits through Centers of Excellence with an October 7, 2026 deadline; and Washington State Department of Transportation's RFQ for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations with an October 9, 2026 response date. The code warrants further investigation to determine whether the UNSPSC tagging reflects actual procurement intent or administrative classification error, as the work being bought does not align to the procedure-specific commodity definition.