UNSPSC 85603413: Inspection of lower intestinal tract, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to inspection of 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 0DJD8ZZ

UNSPSC 85603413 Inspection of lower intestinal tract, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local opportunities, does not reflect medical procedures actually being purchased by public bodies. The recent solicitations tagged to this code include independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations (City of Phoenix), surgical procedure carve-out benefits management (City of Long Beach), occupational medical surveillance for ferry system employees (Washington State Department of Transportation), specialty and emergency medical services for youth in custody (Harris County), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (Santa Clara County Health System). These opportunities span medical administration, benefits procurement, occupational health compliance, and workforce staffing — none of which constitute the procedure named in the code's descriptor. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, city human resources departments, state transportation agencies, county juvenile justice systems, county commissioners' offices, and county health systems; the mix reflects administrative procurement and staff support functions rather than clinical service delivery.

The recent activity is distributed across Arizona, California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Florida (Collier County), Texas (Harris County), and Washington State, with no geographic concentration evident. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFSQ for temporary health professional staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026, establishing a five-year qualified vendor pool). The code shows little relevant recent activity; the mismatch between the code descriptor and the work actually being solicited suggests a tagging or taxonomy classification error in the source records rather than genuine procurement demand for lower intestinal tract endoscopy services at the state and local level.