UNSPSC 85573038: Destruction of bilateral lungs, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of bilateral lungs, 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 0B5M7ZZ

UNSPSC 85573038 Destruction of bilateral lungs via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a clinical procedure for organ destruction—does not match any of the recent opportunities posted under this classification. The six most recent state and local solicitations tagged to this code instead solicit independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations (City of Phoenix), surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits (City of Long Beach), occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Department of Transportation), emergency and specialty medical care for detained youth (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (County of Santa Clara Health System). None of these opportunities involve lung destruction procedures or align with the code's clinical descriptor.

This classification mismatch suggests the code may have been applied erroneously to these opportunities or that the code itself is rarely used in state and local procurement. The opportunities that appear under this code span medical evaluation, benefit administration, occupational health surveillance, emergency care, pharmaceutical management, and temporary clinical staffing—domains far removed from the specific surgical procedure the code nominates. Business development professionals should verify the actual code assignment with issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities tagged to 85573038, as the code's true scope remains unclear from current market activity.