UNSPSC 85603351: Removal of artificial sphincter from anus, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of artificial sphincter from anus, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic. 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 0DPQ8LZ

UNSPSC 85603351 Removal of artificial sphincter from anus via natural or artificial opening endoscopic is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure for artificial sphincter removal—does not match the work appearing in the recent opportunities tagged under this code. Instead, the recent solicitations involve occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical care carve-outs, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these activities involve removal of artificial sphincters or align meaningfully with the procedure named in the code taxonomy. The mismatch suggests either a data-quality issue in how these opportunities were tagged or a drift between the code's clinical definition and actual state-local usage patterns.

The issuing bodies include a state transportation department (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries), multiple county governments (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), and cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), along with a county health system. Recent activity spans Washington State (occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers), Arizona (disability medical evaluations), California (surgical benefit carve-outs for Long Beach employees, temporary staffing for Santa Clara Health System), Texas (emergency medical services for detained youth), and Florida (pharmacy benefit management). Given the lack of relevant recent procurement under the code's actual scope, vendors should not rely on this code as a reliable indicator of state and local demand for artificial sphincter removal procedures or related surgical services.