UNSPSC 85572920: Inspection of diaphragm, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to inspection of diaphragm, via natural or artificial opening. 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 0BJT7ZZ

UNSPSC 85572920 Inspection of diaphragm, via natural or artificial opening (Commodity) shows minimal direct alignment with state and local procurement activity in recent notices. The code nominally describes a specific diagnostic inspection procedure, but recent opportunities solicited under this code—and related medical evaluation and occupational surveillance services—reflect a much broader scope: independent medical evaluations for disability benefit determinations, occupational health surveillance programs, specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth, surgical procedure carve-outs through centers of excellence, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary clinical staffing. State and local buyers under this code include city retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation departments, county commissioners, county juvenile probation authorities, and municipal employees' health benefits administrators. The work being solicited encompasses medical record review and summarization, physician-led disability examinations, occupational baseline and periodic medical examinations, medical surveillance record-keeping and compliance, and coordination of specialty healthcare services—services that extend well beyond a single diaphragm-inspection procedure.

Recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office is soliciting independent medical evaluation services (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) at $750,000 over five years for approximately 75 annual disability benefit applications for public safety personnel, with medical record summaries and specialty-aligned physician examinations. The Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of the Washington State Ferries, is requesting occupational medical surveillance services (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) across 14 Washington locations for shipyard workers, engine crew, deck crew, and asbestos team members, with baseline and periodic examinations performed by board-certified occupational medicine physicians. The City of Long Beach is seeking surgical procedure carve-out services (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026) through centers of excellence for knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures. These opportunities reflect state and local demand for structured medical evaluation administration and occupational health compliance, though the code's nominal scope diverges significantly from the actual procurement work observed.