UNSPSC 85572002: Drainage of left lower lobe bronchus with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left lower lobe bronchus with drainage 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 0B9B00Z

UNSPSC 85572002 Drainage of left lower lobe bronchus with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code that appears to describe a specific surgical procedure rather than a category of goods or services that state and local governments procure. The recent opportunities posted under this code do not involve surgical drainage procedures; instead, they cover occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations, surgical procedure carve-out networks, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement activity suggests the code is not being used correctly by issuing bodies, or that the taxonomy assignment is erroneous.

The recent opportunities posted under this code span diverse issuing bodies and geographies with no clear pattern relevant to surgical procedures: the Washington State Department of Transportation (Ferries division) seeking occupational medical surveillance across 14 Washington State locations, Collier County, Florida issuing an RFP for pharmacy benefit management services, the County of Santa Clara Health System soliciting temporary health professional staffing, the City of Phoenix Retirement Office requesting independent medical evaluation services, the City of Long Beach seeking a surgical procedure carve-out benefit program, and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issuing an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth. No recent opportunities involve drainage procedures, medical devices, or surgical instrumentation. The code shows little to no relevant recent activity for firms pursuing state and local contracts in the surgical procedure or medical device space.