UNSPSC 85572609: Insertion of endobronchial valve into right upper lobe bronchus, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of endobronchial valve into right upper lobe bronchus, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0BH44GZ

UNSPSC 85572609 Insertion of endobronchial valve into right upper lobe bronchus, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code for a specialized pulmonary procedure, but the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code do not align with the procedure's clinical scope. The opportunities solicited relate instead to medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, surgical benefit carve-outs, emergency medical care for youth in detention, and temporary clinical staffing — none of which involve endobronchial valve insertion or bronchial procedures. The code shows little relevant recent activity matching its stated clinical definition. State and local governments are not currently soliciting endobronchial valve insertion services as a distinct procurement line item under this code.

The most recent opportunities tagged to this code span Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington State, with issuing bodies including municipal retirement systems, county human resources departments, state transportation agencies, county juvenile probation departments, and county health systems. The mismatch between the code's narrow procedural name and the broad, clinically unrelated services appearing in recent solicitations suggests either a systematic UNSPSC tagging error at the source level or a departure in how this code has been repurposed for state and local health services contracting. Practitioners should verify the actual code assignment when evaluating this category for business development purposes.