UNSPSC 85611000: Common bile duct-ampulla of vater, external approach

This class includes one or more of 24 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the structures of the common bile duct and the ampulla of vater with external approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 0F.

UNSPSC 85611000 Common bile duct-ampulla of vater, external approach is a Class code that does not reflect the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The recent opportunities posted under this code involve occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical benefit carve-out programs — none of which relate to biliary or ampullary surgery or procedures. The mismatch suggests that the code has been misapplied to these solicitations and does not represent a coherent procurement category in state and local government contracting activity.

No state and local government opportunities currently solicited under UNSPSC 85611000 involve the medical service or procedure the code nominally describes. The tagging inconsistency makes this code unreliable for business development prospecting in state and local markets.