UNSPSC 85571539: Dilation of trachea, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to dilation of trachea, 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 0B717ZZ

UNSPSC 85571539 Dilation of trachea, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's clinical specificity — a procedural intervention for airway obstruction — does not match the scope of work actually being solicited by public bodies under this designation. Recent opportunities posted against this code include independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, occupational medical surveillance programs, specialty surgical networks, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these solicitations involve tracheal dilation procedures or related procedural services; the code appears to be a classification mismatch rather than a live procurement category at the state and local level.

The issuing bodies in the recent-opportunities block span multiple jurisdictions and service areas: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (pension disability evaluations), the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational surveillance), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefits networks), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty care), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy management), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing). The geographic spread includes Arizona, Washington, California, Texas, and Florida. Given the mismatch between the code's clinical descriptor and the actual work being bought, this code does not represent a meaningful procurement opportunity for vendors in the tracheal dilation or related procedural space.