UNSPSC 85611921: Excision of cystic duct, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of cystic duct, 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 0FB88ZZ

UNSPSC 85611921 Excision of cystic duct, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure performed on patients, yet recent opportunities posted under this code reflect administrative and staffing services unrelated to cystic duct surgery: independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, occupational health surveillance examinations, surgical care coordination through Centers of Excellence networks, pharmacy benefit management administration, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of the recent solicitations involve cystic duct procedures or operative surgical services matching the code's definition.

The geographic spread of the opportunities that are posted spans Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), and Texas (Harris County), with no clustering around jurisdictions performing or procuring cystic duct surgery. Issued bodies range from municipal retirement offices to county health systems and state transportation agencies. The mismatch between code definition and actual procurement suggests that either the code was applied incorrectly to these opportunities or the code itself is rarely used for state and local procurement at the commodity level. Firms pursuing contracts in occupational health, benefits administration, and health professional staffing may see their RFPs tagged with this code, but the code provides no useful signal for identifying genuine surgical or procedural service opportunities.