UNSPSC 85571360: Extirpation of matter from left upper lobe bronchus, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from left 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 0BC87ZZ

UNSPSC 85571360 Extirpation of matter from left upper lobe bronchus, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code whose nominal scope describes a surgical procedure; however, the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under this code show no alignment with that clinical description. Instead, the recent opportunities solicited under this code cover independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and inpatient care for youth in custody, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans. The code appears to be a systematic mislabeling issue rather than a reflection of actual procurement activity under this Commodity's intended scope.

The issuing bodies include municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix), county governments (Collier County, Harris County, Santa Clara County), municipal health systems (City of Long Beach), and state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation). Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years and a response deadline of October 16, 2026; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations with proposals due October 9, 2026; the County of Santa Clara Health System's solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories with responses due October 7, 2026; and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 enrolled employees with historical annual spending around $8.7 million. The mismatch between the code's surgical procedure title and the administrative, occupational health, and benefits-management work actually being solicited suggests this code should not drive business development focus absent clarification from procurement officers about the intended scope.