UNSPSC 85571968: Excision of lingula bronchus, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of lingula 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 0BB90ZZ

UNSPSC 85571968 Excision of lingula bronchus, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual scope of state and local procurement activity in the recent opportunities tagged under it. The code's nominal description—a surgical procedure—does not align with the healthcare contracting, pharmacy services, and medical direction services that state and local governments are actually procuring. The recent opportunities span inmate medical and pharmacy services for county correctional facilities, pharmacy benefit management for county employee health plans, virtual primary and urgent care services for county members, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and medical direction for fire department emergency medical services. None of these activities constitute or require the surgical procedure the code nominally describes.

The mismatch between the code name and the solicited services suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or a taxonomy application error. Issuing bodies in this data set include Muscogee County (Georgia), Collier County (Florida), Monroe County (Florida), San Mateo County (California), and the City of Santa Monica (California)—spanning correction, benefits administration, behavioral health, and emergency services divisions across multiple states. No single issuing body dominates the activity, and the geographic spread covers Georgia, Florida, and California. Unless the code is intended to capture all healthcare service delivery (which would be a broad reinterpretation), this code shows little relevant recent activity for firms pursuing state and local healthcare contracts.