UNSPSC 85602535: Supplement large intestine via natural or artificial opening synthetic substitute, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement large intestine via natural or artificial opening synthetic substitute, via natural or artificial opening. 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 0DUE7JZ

UNSPSC 85602535 Supplement large intestine via natural or artificial opening synthetic substitute, via natural or artificial opening (Commodity) does not align with the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code. The opportunities reflect health services procurement — occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, and surgical procedure carve-outs — none of which involve large intestine supplementation or implantable medical devices. The code appears to be a medical taxonomy classification error in state and local procurement systems, with agencies tagging administrative and clinical service contracts rather than medical devices or surgical supplies to this device-focused UNSPSC category.

The recent opportunities span multiple states and jurisdictional types: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona) issued an RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026; the Washington State Department of Transportation issued an RFP for occupational medical surveillance due October 9, 2026; the City of Long Beach (California) posted an RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefits due October 7, 2026; the County of Santa Clara Health System (California) solicited temporary health professional staffing due October 7, 2026; Collier County (Florida) issued an RFP for pharmacy benefit management services; and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas) issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth due September 25, 2026. The lack of substantive opportunities matching the code's stated scope signals either sustained disuse of this particular commodity classification for state and local procurement or systematic misclassification by posting agencies.