UNSPSC 85571101: Repair left lower lobe bronchus, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair left lower lobe bronchus, 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 0BQB8ZZ

UNSPSC 85571101 Repair left lower lobe bronchus, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic is a Commodity code. The recent state and local opportunities posted under this code bear no material relationship to the code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure. Instead, the solicitations tagged with this code reflect a broader pattern of state and local procurement for occupational health, disability medical services, employee health benefits management, and temporary clinical staffing. The mismatch suggests either a data-classification error or a deliberate use of a narrowly-defined medical-procedure code to capture miscellaneous health services contracting. State and local issuers active under this code include county governments (Collier County, Harris County, Santa Clara County), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), state agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), and regional health systems. The actual scope of work being solicited spans independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit program management through Centers of Excellence networks, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary staffing for clinical ancillary roles such as radiology, respiratory care, and surgical services. None of these services maps to lower-lobe bronchial repair.

Geographic activity centers on California (Long Beach, Santa Clara County, Collier County in Florida), Arizona (Phoenix), Washington State (Department of Transportation), and Texas (Harris County). Recent representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, proposals due October 16, 2026, $750,000 maximum over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers (RFP20260825, proposals due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference August 31, 2026), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgery benefit carve-out programs (HR26753, proposals due October 7, 2026), and Santa Clara County Health System's solicitation for temporary health professional staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, proposals due October 7, 2026). The code shows recent activity but the tagged opportunities do not reflect the code's intended scope; prospective bidders should verify classification accuracy before developing pursuit strategies.