UNSPSC 85572708: Drainage of left main bronchus with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left main bronchus with drainage device, 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 0B9740Z

UNSPSC 85572708 Drainage of left main bronchus with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code. The recent opportunities tagged under this code show little alignment with its nominal clinical scope—none of the solicitations involve bronchial drainage procedures or endoscopic approaches. Instead, state and local jurisdictions are using this code to tag broad occupational health, employee benefits administration, and medical staffing services that fall outside the specific procedural definition. The Phoenix Retirement Office is procuring independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations; the City of Long Beach seeks surgical care management through Centers of Excellence for employee health plans; the Washington State Department of Transportation is contracting occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers; Harris County is gathering information on emergency and specialty hospital services for detained youth; and Collier County is seeking pharmacy benefit management. The code's nominal specificity does not match what is actually being bought, and the recent activity represents a mismatch between taxonomy and procurement reality.

The issuing bodies span state transportation departments, county health systems and pension boards, and large municipal benefits administrators across Washington, Arizona, Florida, California, and Texas. The Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) serves four employee classes across 14 ferry system locations with examinations performed by board-certified occupational physicians. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) seeks contractor support for approximately 75 annual disability benefit determinations, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years starting February 3, 2027. The County of Santa Clara Health System is establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). Activity is geographically dispersed with no clear concentration, and code classification accuracy is poor—procurement professionals evaluating this code should verify actual scope against solicitation details rather than rely on the code name alone.