UNSPSC 85571431: Drainage of left upper lobe bronchus, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of 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 0B987ZZ

UNSPSC 85571431 Drainage of left upper lobe bronchus, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The code's clinical specificity — a specific pulmonary drainage procedure — does not align with the recent opportunities posted under this classification. State and local buyers do not acquire individual clinical procedures through procurement solicitations; instead, they contract for medical services delivery, healthcare benefit management, occupational health programs, and temporary staffing that may encompass such procedures as part of a broader scope.

The six opportunities tagged to this code span independent disability medical evaluations (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), surgical benefit carve-outs (City of Long Beach), occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Department of Transportation), emergency and specialty care for detained youth (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), and temporary health professional staffing (Santa Clara County Health System). None of these solicitations reference or target drainage procedures. The mismatch suggests either a classification error in the source data or an overly broad application of the code to health services categories that do not reflect its intended commodity scope. This code does not represent a discrete procurement pathway for state and local buyers at this time.