UNSPSC 85733128: Bypass left kidney pelvis to right ureter with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass left kidney pelvis to right ureter 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 0T140J6

UNSPSC 85733128 Bypass left kidney pelvis to right ureter with synthetic substitute, open approach, a Commodity code, shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure code—and the actual work being solicited by state and local governments under this classification. The recent opportunities on file do not reflect urological or surgical implant procurement. Instead, the issuing bodies have tagged medical evaluation, surveillance, and benefits administration services under this code, none of which align with the procedural and device-based content the code nominally describes. State and local procurers—including city retirement offices, county health systems, transit authorities, and county juvenile justice departments—are using this code to classify occupational health examinations, disability medical record review, specialty surgical benefits carve-outs, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary clinical staffing services. This indicates either a systematic data-quality issue in how state and local procurement systems have mapped these opportunities, or the code has been repurposed at the local level in ways inconsistent with the UNSPSC taxonomy's intent.

Geographic representation spans Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), with no single state or issuing-body type dominating recent activity. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, proposals due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefits carve-out management for Anthem Blue Cross enrollees (HR26753, proposals due October 7, 2026), and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (RFP20260825, proposals due October 9, 2026 with pre-bid conference August 31, 2026). No recent opportunities under this code actually procure urological procedures, surgical devices, or related clinical supplies; the code's use in current state and local solicitation activity appears to reflect cataloging error rather than genuine commodity demand.