UNSPSC 85572957: Excision of bilateral lungs, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of bilateral lungs, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic. 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 0BBM8ZZ

UNSPSC 85572957 Excision of bilateral lungs, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic (Commodity) shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities tagged to it span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and emergency youth detention healthcare services — none of which involve bilateral lung excision or endoscopic procedures. The mismatch suggests systematic miscoding at the point of solicitation entry rather than legitimate procurement under the code's stated scope.

Issuing bodies across the recent opportunities represent state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries), county health systems and human resources divisions (Collier County, Santa Clara County, Harris County), city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), and municipal governments (City of Long Beach). Geographic activity spans Washington, Florida, California, Arizona, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) for baseline and periodic medical examinations across 14 ferry system locations; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP (RTMRFP26001, $750,000 over five years, due October 16, 2026) supporting disability pension determinations; and Santa Clara County Health System's temporary health professional staffing qualification vehicle (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) across 13 ancillary clinical categories. The code's current tagging does not support actionable business development targeting — the opportunities reflect healthcare administration, occupational health compliance, and temporary staffing procurement unrelated to surgical procedures.