UNSPSC 85571918: Occlusion of right middle lobe bronchus with extraluminal device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to occlusion of right middle lobe bronchus with extraluminal device, 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 0BL50CZ

UNSPSC 85571918, Occlusion of right middle lobe bronchus with extraluminal device, open approach (Commodity), shows little relevant recent activity under state and local government procurement. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure for airway management, yet recent opportunities tagged to this code do not involve the procedure itself. Instead, state and local entities are soliciting independent medical evaluation services, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical care carve-out programs, and specialty medical services for detained youth—none of which align with the performance of a bronchial occlusion procedure. The mismatch suggests either tagging error or that the code is being applied to procurement workflows that tangentially touch medical documentation or provider credentialing rather than the procedure the code nominally describes.

Recent opportunities originate from diverse issuing bodies: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona), the City of Long Beach (California), the Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (California). The geographic spread spans Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. The most concrete recent opportunity is the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026) for baseline and periodic examinations of ferries shipyard workers, engine crew, and deck crew across 14 Washington locations; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation RFP (due October 16, 2026) for disability benefit determinations under Arizona's Public Safety Personnel Retirement System; and Collier County's pharmacy benefit management RFP (due April 9, 2026, now closed) covering approximately 7,200 covered lives. Given the disconnect between code definition and actual procurement content, this code warrants verification before pursuing opportunities tagged to it.