UNSPSC 85573252: Resection of right lung, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to resection of right lung, open approach. 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 0BTK0ZZ

UNSPSC 85573252 Resection of right lung, open approach is a Commodity code that describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code do not reflect surgical services at all. Instead, the opportunities on file involve comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical director services. The code shows a fundamental mismatch between its nominal surgical scope and the healthcare administration, clinical management, and professional services work actually being solicited under it in the state and local market. State and local procurement offices issuing under this code include county governments (Muscogee County, Georgia; Collier County, Florida; Monroe County, Florida) and special-purpose districts (San Mateo County Health, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services; Santa Monica Fire Department). These issuing bodies are sourcing ongoing healthcare operations and management services rather than acute surgical procedures.

Geographic activity centers on the Southeast and West Coast, with recent opportunities posted from Georgia, Florida, and California. The most recent representative solicitations include the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP 26-0008 (posted April 15, 2026, due May 15, 2026) for inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison with a current monthly cost of $95,537.71; Collier County Board of County Commissioners' RFP 25-8414 (posted April 9, 2026) for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 enrolled employees with historical annual pharmacy spending of $8.7 million; and Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services (posted March 14, 2026, due April 16, 2026) for 2,300 county members. The code itself does not align with the services being purchased, indicating either a systematic tagging error in the state and local procurement systems or a divergence between the UNSPSC taxonomy and how these jurisdictions classify healthcare contracting. This code warrants clarification before significant business development investment.