UNSPSC 85603357: Removal of synthetic substitute from lower intestinal tract, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of synthetic substitute from lower intestinal tract, 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 0DPD8JZ

UNSPSC 85603357 Removal of synthetic substitute from lower intestinal tract, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic is a Commodity code that shows no meaningful alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a highly specialized gastroenterological procedure, yet the six recent opportunities posted under this code—spanning the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and Santa Clara County Health System—solicit occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, surgical procedure carve-outs, temporary health professional staffing, and disability medical evaluations. None of these solicitations concern removal of synthetic intestinal tract substitutes or gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures of any kind.

The code appears to have been applied as a catch-all classification for general healthcare services procurement rather than the specific procedural service the Commodity code nominally describes. State and local agencies issuing under this code include county health systems, county benefits administration offices, state transportation departments, and county probation departments—a broad mix of health-adjacent purchasing bodies. The geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with activity concentrated among medium-to-large county and city procurement offices. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for disability medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026) and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services (due April 9, 2026). The persistent mismatch between the Commodity code's clinical scope and the actual solicitations suggests either systematic misclassification by issuing bodies or a breakdown in code assignment during data ingestion.