UNSPSC 85604025: Bypass jejunum to sigmoid colon with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass jejunum to sigmoid colon with synthetic substitute, 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 0D1A0JN

UNSPSC 85604025 (Bypass jejunum to sigmoid colon with synthetic substitute, open approach) is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure — a gastrointestinal bypass operation — yet the recent opportunities posted under this code show no relevance to that narrow clinical scope. Instead, the solicitations address independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs, and emergency medical services for detained youth. These opportunities span public administration, occupational health, benefits management, and clinical staffing — none of which involve performing or procuring the gastric bypass procedure itself. The mismatch indicates either a tagging error in the source data or a systematic misalignment between the UNSPSC code designation and the actual goods and services state and local buyers need under this classification.

No state and local procurement activity directly related to gastric bypass procedures or jejunal-sigmoid anastomosis surgery is evident in the recent opportunities. The issuing bodies — 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 County of Santa Clara Health System — are soliciting administrative health services, occupational medicine, benefits programs, and staffing. Given the absence of relevant recent opportunities, this code warrants review to verify whether it continues to reflect actual state and local purchasing patterns or should be re-evaluated for activity alignment.