UNSPSC 85573042: Destruction of right lung, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of right 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 0B5K7ZZ

UNSPSC 85573042 Destruction of right lung, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that does not align with actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged to this code involve occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-outs, pharmacy benefit management, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which represent destruction of right lung procedures or surgical pulmonary resection services. State and local procurement systems do not regularly solicit surgical procedure codes through standard contracting vehicles; the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the opportunities posted under it suggests either tagging error or administrative classification that does not reflect the work being bought.

The source provides no evidence of state and local contract opportunities actually seeking pulmonary surgical services under this code. No pursue activity is warranted based on the materials available.