UNSPSC 85573324: Removal of monitoring device from left lung, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of monitoring device from left 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 0BPL02Z

UNSPSC 85573324 Removal of monitoring device from left lung, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's clinical descriptor refers to a specific surgical procedure — extraction of an implanted monitoring device from lung tissue — yet recent solicitations tagged under this code do not involve surgical procedures or implantable device removal. Instead, issuing bodies are procuring occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluation services for pension benefit determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical center-of-excellence networks, and emergency/inpatient medical care for youth in custody. These opportunities reflect health plan administration, occupational health compliance, and clinical staffing services rather than the surgical intervention the code nominally describes. The mismatch suggests either data classification error in the opportunities tagged to this code or a significant divergence between the UNSPSC taxonomy definition and current state and local usage.

Across the six recent opportunities, issuing bodies include county governments (Collier County, Harris County), city retirement and benefits offices (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), and regional health systems (Santa Clara County Health System). Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, and Texas. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations (due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry terminals (due October 9, 2026), the City of Long Beach RFP for surgical center-of-excellence benefit carve-outs (due October 7, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). Given the absence of surgical device-removal opportunities in the recent record, this code presents limited relevance to firms focused on the surgical procedure the code describes.