UNSPSC 85572964: Excision of left lower lung lobe, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of 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 0BBJ7ZZ

UNSPSC 85572964 Excision of left lower lung lobe, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code does not align with surgical intervention. The recent opportunities instead reflect medical evaluation, surveillance, and benefit administration services — occupational health examinations, disability medical record summarization, surgical benefit program management, specialty pharmacy administration, and temporary health professional staffing. These activities fall outside the code's stated surgical scope and suggest either classification drift or systematic miscoding by issuing bodies. The source shows no procurement activity for the actual procedure named in the code.

State and local governments including the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the Washington State Department of Transportation (on behalf of Washington State Ferries), the City of Long Beach, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and the County of Santa Clara Health System have posted solicitations tagged to this code since late July 2026. The geographic spread includes Arizona, Washington, California, Texas, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) supporting disability benefit determinations for public safety personnel, with a five-year maximum contract value of $750,000; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), with a two-year initial term and potential five-year extension; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive, multiple-award qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code shows no decision-relevant activity aligned with the surgical procedure it nominally describes.