UNSPSC 85571404: Excision of lingula bronchus, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of lingula 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 0BB97ZZ

UNSPSC 85571404 Excision of lingula bronchus, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work actually being procured under recent state and local opportunities. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure, yet the recent solicitations tagged with this code are entirely administrative and occupational health services — medical record summarization, pharmacy benefit management, occupational surveillance examinations, temporary clinical staffing placement, and specialty surgical procedure carve-out network management. These opportunities involve coordination, scheduling, program administration, and vendor network curation rather than the performance of the specific pulmonary surgery the code name indicates. State and local buyers are using this code as a catch-all medical services tag despite substantial mismatch to the surgical procedure it formally designates. Issuing bodies span county and municipal HR departments (City of Long Beach, City of Phoenix, Collier County), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), health systems (County of Santa Clara Health System), and juvenile justice authorities (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), indicating the code captures administrative and occupational health procurement across multiple agency types and public sector domains.

Recent activity concentrates in California, Arizona, Florida, and Washington. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office solicited independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations under an RFP (RTMRFP26001) due October 16, 2026, for a $750,000 five-year contract. The City of Long Beach released an RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefits (HR26753, due October 7, 2026) offering knee, hip, spine, orthopedic, cardiac, weight loss, and oncology procedures through Centers of Excellence. The Washington State Department of Transportation issued an RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminals (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) requiring occupational medicine board certification and coverage of shipyard workers, engine crew, and asbestos-team members. Collier County released a pharmacy benefit management RFP (RFP 25-8414) with historical annual spend near $8.7 million. The County of Santa Clara Health System established a qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary clinical staffing across thirteen specialties (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) with no guaranteed volume. The mismatch between code designation and actual scope suggests this code shows little relevant recent activity for firms pursuing surgical procedure services; procurement professionals should verify code assignment with issuers before responding.