UNSPSC 85571548: Destruction of left main bronchus, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of left main 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 0B577ZZ

UNSPSC 85571548 Destruction of left main bronchus, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that does not align with the state and local opportunities currently posted under it. The recent solicitations in the system show no procurement activity related to bronchial surgical procedures; instead, the records tag administrative healthcare services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, and temporary health professional staffing as covered by this code. This mismatch indicates either a data classification error in the state or local procurement system or that the code is being misapplied to healthcare administration and staffing services that do not correspond to the surgical pulmonary procedure the code nominally describes. The opportunities actually being pursued under this code designation span disability benefit medical evaluation coordination, surgical carve-out program administration, employee occupational health screening, and contingent clinical staffing — none of which involves destruction of a left main bronchus.

The issuing bodies include a municipal retirement office (City of Phoenix), a city employee benefits department (City of Long Beach), a state transportation agency (Washington State Department of Transportation), a county juvenile probation department (Harris County), a county board of commissioners (Collier County), and a regional health system (County of Santa Clara Health System). Recent opportunities posted between August 20 and September 16, 2026 span Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Representative examples include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with an October 16, 2026 due date and $750,000 five-year contract value; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFQ for occupational medical surveillance services with an October 9, 2026 due date and a pre-bid conference on August 31; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing due October 7, 2026. Given the inconsistency between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being procured, this code should not be relied upon for targeted opportunity pursuit without clarification from the relevant procurement offices.