UNSPSC 85573307: Repair right lung, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair 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 0BQK0ZZ

UNSPSC 85573307 Repair right lung, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code's clinical-procedure nomenclature — naming a specific surgical intervention — does not align with the scope of opportunities actually posted under it. Recent state and local solicitations tagged to this code involve institutional healthcare administration and service delivery: inmate medical and pharmacy services for correctional facilities, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care platforms, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical director contracts. None of these opportunities involve surgical repair of lung tissue or operative surgical services as the code nominally describes.

The mismatch between code taxonomy and procurement reality suggests either misclassification by issuing bodies or a data artifact in how the code is being applied. The issuing bodies represented in the tagged opportunities — Muscogee County (Georgia) corrections, Collier County (Florida) human resources, Monroe County (Florida) benefits administration, San Mateo County (California) behavioral health, and Santa Monica Fire Department (California) — are sourcing administrative health services, care coordination, and medical direction rather than surgical procedures. Until state and local procurement offices systematically align opportunities with appropriate UNSPSC codes, this code offers limited signal for vendors pursuing institutional healthcare contracts.