UNSPSC 85571537: Dilation of trachea, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to dilation of trachea, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic. 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 0B718ZZ

UNSPSC 85571537 Dilation of trachea, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic is a Commodity code that exhibits a fundamental mismatch between its medical procedure name and actual state and local procurement activity under the code. The recent opportunities tagged to this code do not involve tracheal dilation procedures; instead, they span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, specialty surgical networks, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal scope. State and local buyers soliciting under this code include city retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation agencies, county probation departments, and municipal health departments.

Recent opportunities logged to the code originate in Arizona, California, Washington, and Texas. The Washington State Department of Transportation (Ferries division) issued RFP20260825 for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminal and vessel locations, with proposals due October 9, 2026 and a pre-bid conference held August 31, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office solicited RTMRFP26001 for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability pension determinations, due October 16, 2026; the County of Santa Clara Health System opened a multiple-award qualified vendor pool (RFSQHHSFY270052) for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories, due October 7, 2026; and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI (071626BNM) for emergency and specialty hospital services for detained youth, responses due September 25, 2026. The geographic and functional diversity of these opportunities suggests the code is being used inconsistently across jurisdictions rather than marking a coherent procurement category.