UNSPSC 85572946: Extirpation of matter from left lower lung lobe, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from left lower lung lobe, 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 0BCJ7ZZ

UNSPSC 85572946 Extirpation of matter from left lower lung lobe, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show little relevant activity aligned with that clinical scope. Instead, the recent opportunities reflect a mismatch between the code assignment and the work actually being solicited—primarily occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out program management, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. These are healthcare administration and staffing services, not surgical procedures on lung tissue. The issuing bodies include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), counties (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Clara County), and cities (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach), reflecting typical state and local healthcare procurement—benefits administration, medical surveillance compliance, and clinical staffing across both public safety and general municipal populations.

The geographic spread spans the West Coast and Southwest—Washington, Arizona, California, and Texas—with no clear concentration in any single jurisdiction. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP for ferry workers (responses due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference scheduled August 31, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP for disability pension determinations (responses due October 16, 2026, with a $750,000 maximum contract value over five years), the City of Long Beach's surgical benefit carve-out RFP for Centers of Excellence networks (responses due October 7, 2026), Collier County's pharmacy benefit management RFP covering approximately $8.7 million in annual pharmacy spending (responses due April 9, 2026), and Santa Clara County Health System's temporary health professional staffing qualification vehicle (responses due October 7, 2026). The code shows substantial procurement activity across these jurisdictions, but the work being bought does not align with the surgical procedure the code nominally describes.