UNSPSC 85571202: Release left lower lobe bronchus, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release left lower lobe 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 0BNB7ZZ

UNSPSC 85571202 Release left lower lobe bronchus, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitation activity, does not map to the actual work being procured under this code designation. The recent opportunities posted against this code—inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county correctional facility, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical director services—are administrative healthcare, behavioral health, and occupational health services rather than surgical or procedural interventions. None of these solicitations involve the specific clinical procedure named in the code (bronchial release via natural or artificial opening). The mismatch suggests either a tagging error in the state and local procurement system or that this code is being used as a catch-all category for healthcare service contracting that does not align with the code's intended scope.

The issuing bodies include a county consolidated government (Muscogee County, Georgia), two Florida county governments (Collier and Monroe counties), a California county behavioral health department (San Mateo County), and a California city fire department (Santa Monica). Geographic activity spans Florida, Georgia, and California, with no concentration in any single state. Representative recent opportunities include the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP for inmate medical and pharmacy services (due May 15, 2026, with a current monthly cost of $95,537.71 and an incumbent vendor CorrectHealth Companies LLC), Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services (due April 9, 2026, covering approximately 2,400 enrolled employees and 4,800 covered members with historical pharmacy spending of $8.7 million annually), and Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services (due April 16, 2026, for approximately 2,300 county members). The code shows no relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal procedural scope.