UNSPSC 85572224: Occlusion of right main bronchus with extraluminal device, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to occlusion of right main bronchus with extraluminal device, percutaneous 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 0BL33CZ

UNSPSC 85572224, Occlusion of right main bronchus with extraluminal device, percutaneous approach, is a Commodity code that shows no alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific clinical procedure—the placement of an extraluminal occlusion device in the right main bronchus via percutaneous approach—a surgical intervention typically performed in hospital operating rooms or specialty centers, not a service or product category that state and local governments commonly procure through RFPs, RFQs, or ITBs.

The recent state and local contract opportunities tagged with this code are unrelated to the procedure itself. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office is soliciting independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations; the City of Long Beach is requesting a surgical carve-out benefit program that coordinates specialty procedures through Centers of Excellence; the Washington State Department of Transportation is seeking occupational medical surveillance services; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department is requesting emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth; Collier County is procuring pharmacy benefit management services; and Santa Clara County Health System is establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing. None of these opportunities involve the placement of bronchial occlusion devices or the procurement of that specific procedure as a line item. The code's tagging appears to be a classification error, and the code does not reflect actionable procurement activity for vendors in the medical device, procedure, or related service space.