UNSPSC 85603368: Removal of extraluminal device from lower intestinal tract, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of extraluminal device from lower intestinal tract, 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 0DPD7CZ

UNSPSC 85603368 Removal of extraluminal device from lower intestinal tract, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure for device removal, yet the recent opportunities posted under this code solicitation—including independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—span administrative and clinical services unrelated to gastrointestinal device extraction. The mismatch between the code's clinical procedure scope and the actual work being solicited indicates either a taxonomy misclassification by the issuing bodies or a systematic tagging error in the source records.

No relevant procurement activity exists under this code for firms pursuing gastrointestinal surgical device removal services. State and local buyers do not appear to solicit this service through the UNSPSC 85603368 classification, and business development professionals evaluating this code should treat it as inactive for procurement purposes.