UNSPSC 85571247: Occlusion of right upper lobe bronchus, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to occlusion of right upper 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 0BL47ZZ

UNSPSC 85571247 Occlusion of right upper lobe bronchus, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a clinical procedure involving airway occlusion, yet the most recent opportunities tagged under it encompass independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve bronchial occlusion procedures. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding of medical and health administrative services under this clinical procedure code or the code's obsolescence in state and local procurement systems. Recent solicitations show municipal retirement boards, city health plans, state transportation departments, county detention authorities, and health systems using this code to procure health administration, evaluation coordination, and staffing services rather than procedural medical care itself.

No relevant recent opportunities exist for actual bronchial occlusion procedures or related clinical interventions under this code. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP 26001 for independent medical evaluation services (response due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach's HR26753 for surgical benefit carve-out programs (due October 7, 2026), and the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026) all fall outside the nominal scope of the code. State and local buyers appear not to procure bronchial occlusion procedures as standalone contracts. Prospective vendors should verify code assignment with issuing procurement offices before pursuing opportunities under this classification, as the consistent mismatch between code definition and actual solicitation scope signals either data quality issues in the taxonomy assignment or fundamental misalignment between the code's clinical intent and how health systems and government entities actually classify their health administration and staffing needs.