UNSPSC 85573040: Destruction of left lung, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of left lung, 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 0B5L7ZZ

UNSPSC 85573040 Destruction of left lung, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope — a specific surgical procedure — does not align with the actual work being solicited under it in the state and local marketplace. Recent opportunities tagged to this code include independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, specialty medical services for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these activities involve destruction of a lung or correspond meaningfully to the code's clinical descriptor.

The source reveals no state and local contract opportunities that target the procedure named in the code. The mismatch between the code's intended scope and the solicitations assigned to it suggests either classification error in the tagging system or that this code is used inconsistently across state and local procurement offices. Business development professionals should verify the accuracy of any opportunity tagged to this code before allocating pursuit resources.