UNSPSC 85572972: Excision of right middle lung lobe, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of right middle 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 0BBD7ZZ

UNSPSC 85572972, Excision of right middle lung lobe, via natural or artificial opening, is a Commodity code that does not reflect the scope of work state and local governments are actually soliciting under this designation. The recent opportunities tagged to this code involve occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit medical record review and independent medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-out program management, pharmacy benefit management administration, temporary health professional staffing coordination, and emergency medical services delivery to detained youth—none of which align with surgical procedures. This mismatch suggests either a classification error in the source data or that the code has been repurposed by state and local procurement systems to capture broader healthcare service categories that bear no relationship to the code's nominal surgical scope.

The issuing bodies include county governments (Collier County, Harris County, Santa Clara County), municipalities (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach), and a state transportation agency (Washington State Department of Transportation). Representative recent opportunities span the period from mid-August through mid-September 2026, including the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with a response due October 16, 2026 and a total maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations with proposals due October 9, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award qualification pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories with submissions due October 7, 2026. Geographic activity centers in Washington, California, Arizona, and Florida, with the Santa Clara, Collier, and Long Beach solicitations reflecting West Coast procurement momentum and Phoenix and Harris County representing Southwest and South activity respectively.