UNSPSC 85612352: Bypass left hepatic duct to common bile duct, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass left hepatic duct to common bile duct, 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 0F160Z9

UNSPSC 85612352 Bypass left hepatic duct to common bile duct, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure typically performed in hospital operating rooms as part of inpatient clinical care, not a product or service that state and local jurisdictions procure through competitive bidding processes. The recent opportunities tagged under this code—inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support services, and fire department medical director services—represent healthcare administration, care coordination, and provider contracting, not surgical procedures or related medical devices.

State and local governments do not solicit surgical procedures themselves as standalone procurement items. When healthcare purchasing occurs, it typically takes the form of comprehensive medical services contracts (as seen in the Muscogee County Prison medical and pharmacy RFP), integrated healthcare plan administration (Collier County's PBM services RFP), or virtual care platform services (Monroe County's urgent care RFP). The code assignment appears to reflect a data classification error rather than a meaningful procurement category for state and local buyers. Activity under this code does not support a business development strategy.