UNSPSC 85573032: Drainage of right middle lung lobe via natural or artificial opening drainage device, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right middle lung lobe via natural or artificial opening drainage device, 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 0B9D70Z

UNSPSC 85573032 Drainage of right middle lung lobe via natural or artificial opening drainage device, Commodity, shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical drainage procedure—does not match the work actually being solicited under it in current opportunities. Recent postings tagged to this code encompass occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical procedure carve-outs, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in custody—none of which constitute pulmonary drainage procedures or related respiratory interventions. State and local procurement offices appear to have misclassified these opportunities, or the code was applied as a catch-all within a medical or health-services taxonomy without meaningful specificity to the drainage procedure itself.

No recent state and local solicitations directly procure pulmonary drainage services or related medical devices under this code. The opportunities posted in recent weeks—including the Washington State Department of Transportation occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office disability medical evaluation RFP (due October 16, 2026), and the Collier County Pharmacy Benefit Management RFP (originally due April 9, 2026)—address administrative healthcare delivery, benefits administration, and staffing rather than procedural respiratory care. Until opportunities explicitly soliciting drainage devices, related surgical instruments, or procedural services appear under this code, it presents no actionable procurement signal for business development purposes.