UNSPSC 85573023: Drainage 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 drainage 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 0B9G7ZZ

UNSPSC 85573023 Drainage of left upper lung lobe, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that describes a specific surgical procedure. The recent opportunities tagged under this code show no alignment with the code's nominal scope — the solicitations posted are for independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, specialty hospital services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these opportunities involve thoracic drainage procedures or related surgical interventions.

The mismatch between the code definition and the recent opportunities indicates either incorrect code assignment by the issuing bodies or a data classification error. State and local procurement activity under this code shows no relevant recent opportunities. Vendors pursuing state and local contracts in occupational health, medical staffing, or benefit administration should monitor the specific issuing bodies in the recent record — the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County, and County of Santa Clara Health System — but should not expect opportunities under this Commodity code to reflect thoracic surgical work.