UNSPSC 85571900: Structures of the tracheo-broncheal tree, open approach-part C

This class includes one or more of 23 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the structures of the tracheo-broncheal tree with open approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 0B.

UNSPSC 85571900 Structures of the tracheo-broncheal tree, open approach-part C is a Class code that shows no meaningful alignment with actual state and local contract activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code—inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support services, and fire department medical direction—span correctional healthcare administration, employee health plan management, telehealth platforms, behavioral health support, and emergency medical services oversight. None of these services involve surgical procedures on the tracheo-broncheal tree or any related anatomical intervention. The code appears to be a misclassification artifact; these solicitations belong under healthcare service delivery codes, not surgical procedure codes.

The issuing bodies in the recent-opportunity set represent a mixed state and local procurement environment: Columbus Consolidated Government (county prison healthcare), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (employee pharmacy benefit management), Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (county employee virtual primary and urgent care), San Mateo County Health Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (peer support pilot), and the Santa Monica Fire Department (EMS medical direction). Activity spans Florida, California, and Georgia. Because the code itself does not reflect the work being procured, this code should be treated as inactive for state and local opportunity targeting purposes. Business development professionals evaluating this code should investigate whether their actual service line maps to a healthcare delivery or administrative code rather than this surgical taxonomy entry.