UNSPSC 85571047: Restriction of left main bronchus, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to restriction of left main bronchus, via natural or artificial opening. 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 0BV77ZZ

UNSPSC 85571047 Restriction of left main bronchus, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that exhibits a fundamental mismatch between its nominal medical taxonomy and actual state and local procurement activity. The code's anatomical-procedure classification does not reflect the scope of services being solicited under it by state and local jurisdictions.

The recent opportunities tagged to this code span independent medical evaluation and disability benefit determination services, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, specialty surgical networks, youth detention healthcare, and temporary clinical staffing — none of which involve bronchus restriction procedures or surgical airway interventions. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices (Phoenix), county health systems (Santa Clara, Harris County), county human resources and benefits administrations (Collier County, Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington), and regional public agencies. The geographic spread across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington indicates activity across multiple states, but the consistent pattern of non-aligned solicitations suggests either systematic miscoding or use of this commodity code as a catch-all placeholder for medical services procurement that lacks a better-fitting classification within the UNSPSC taxonomy. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations (due October 16, 2026, maximum contract value $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations (due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFSQ establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). This code shows no recent activity aligned with its stated medical procedure scope and warrants review for reclassification.