UNSPSC 85572968: Excision of left upper 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 upper 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 0BBG7ZZ

UNSPSC 85572968 Excision of left upper lung lobe, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities posted under this code—independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, health plan surgical benefit carve-outs, occupational medical surveillance, youth detention healthcare services, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—involve medical services administration, health plan design, and workforce staffing rather than the performance of lung lobe excision or any specific surgical procedure. The mismatch between the code's narrow procedural scope and the breadth of administrative and staffing services actually being solicited suggests a classification error in how state and local procurement offices have tagged these opportunities.

The issuing bodies include a city retirement office (Phoenix), a municipal government (Long Beach), a state transportation agency (Washington), a county juvenile justice department (Harris County), a county health consortium (Collier County), and a county health system (Santa Clara). Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's request for independent medical evaluation services (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's solicitation for occupational medical surveillance services (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), and Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). This code shows no relevant recent activity for the surgical procedure it nominally describes.