UNSPSC 85571806: Resection of right middle lobe bronchus, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to resection of right middle lobe bronchus, open approach. 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 0BT50ZZ

UNSPSC 85571806 Resection of right middle lobe bronchus, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope describes a specific surgical procedure; however, the recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code do not reflect surgical intervention but instead cover occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-out program management, pharmacy benefit administration, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical services for youth in custody. None of these solicitations involve resection of a right middle lobe bronchus or any comparable surgical procedure.

The mismatch between the code's procedural definition and the actual work being solicited suggests either a miscoding artifact in the state and local procurement system or a misalignment in how the opportunities were tagged. State and local procurement offices do not routinely solicit for specific surgical procedures as standalone line items; they purchase health services, medical staffing, benefit management, and occupational health programs. Until state and local buyers begin posting opportunities that actually match the code's surgical scope—such as contracts with hospital systems or surgical service providers—this code remains dormant for business development purposes.