UNSPSC 85571519: Dilation of right lower lobe bronchus, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to dilation of right 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 0B767ZZ

UNSPSC 85571519 Dilation of right lower lobe bronchus, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local government procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific clinical procedure, but the recent solicitations posted under this code do not include airway dilation services or bronchial interventions. Instead, state and local buyers have tagged opportunities for independent medical evaluation services, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical benefit carve-out programs — none of which involve the specific bronchial procedure the code names. The mismatch suggests either a taxonomy coding error in the posting systems or a deliberate use of the code as a placeholder for broader occupational and employee health services that do not fit cleanly into medical procedure codes.

Recent activity spans city retirement systems, county health consortiums, state transportation departments, county health systems, and county juvenile probation departments across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years to support disability benefit determinations for public safety personnel. The Washington State Department of Transportation solicited occupational medical surveillance services for Washington State Ferries personnel due October 9, 2026, requiring a board-certified occupational physician to conduct baseline and periodic examinations across 14 ferry locations. The City of Long Beach sought proposals for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit management due October 7, 2026, covering Centers of Excellence for orthopedic, cardiac, spine, and oncology procedures. Collier County issued an RFP for pharmacy benefit management services with historical annual spending near $8.7 million. Santa Clara County Health System established a qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary health professional staffing across multiple clinical disciplines. The code shows no relevance to active state and local procurement for the specific bronchial procedure it nominally describes.