UNSPSC 85603414: Inspection of lower intestinal tract, via natural or artificial opening

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. 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 0DJD7ZZ

UNSPSC 85603414 Inspection of lower intestinal tract, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual health services being procured in recent state and local opportunities. The recent solicitations tagged under this code span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, specialty surgical networks, and emergency medical services for youth in custody—none of which involve gastrointestinal endoscopy or lower intestinal inspection. The code appears to be a mislabeling artifact in the source data rather than a meaningful procurement category.

The issuing bodies in recent opportunities include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries), county health systems and boards (Santa Clara Health System, Collier County, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), county retirement boards (Phoenix Fire Pension Board, Phoenix Police Pension Board), and municipalities (City of Long Beach, City of Phoenix). Geographic spread spans Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 Washington ferry locations, due October 9, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with a $750,000 five-year maximum, due October 16, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification-based solicitation for temporary ancillary health professional staffing across multiple specialties, due October 7, 2026. This code shows little decision-relevant activity in its stated scope of work and warrants investigation as to whether a different UNSPSC classification better captures the actual procurement streams at play.