UNSPSC 85573444: Drainage of left lower lung lobe with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left lower lung lobe with drainage device, 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 0B9J00Z

UNSPSC 85573444 Drainage of left lower lung lobe with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the state and local contract opportunities currently posted under it. The recent solicitation record shows no medical procedures or surgical interventions matching the code's nominal scope; instead, the opportunities posted under this code span occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical procedure carve-out networks for city employees, and emergency medical services for detained youth. These are healthcare program administration and staffing services, not thoracic drainage procedures.

The mix of issuing bodies reflects typical state and local healthcare purchasing: county human resources departments (Collier County, Santa Clara County), city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), city employee benefit programs (City of Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), and county health systems (Santa Clara County Health System). Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with a single Request for Information from Texas. The code shows little relevant procurement activity—the mismatch between the Commodity's clinical definition and the administrative and staffing services actually being bought suggests either an indexing error in the source data or that this particular surgical code has been incorrectly tagged across multiple jurisdictions. For vendors pursuing healthcare services contracts with state and local bodies, this code does not reliably signal opportunity.