UNSPSC 85604020: Bypass jejunum to ascending colon, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass jejunum to ascending colon, open approach. 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 0D1A0ZK

UNSPSC 85604020 Bypass jejunum to ascending colon, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a surgical procedure, while the five most recent opportunities tagged under it solicit inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management services, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support for peer workers, and fire department medical director services — none of which involve surgical procedures or bypass operations.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either tagging error on the part of issuing bodies or a fundamental misalignment between UNSPSC 85604020 and the health care services state and local governments are actually buying. State and local procurement activity under this code does not reflect genuine demand for the procedure the code describes.