UNSPSC 85573452: Drainage of right middle lung lobe with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right middle 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 0B9D00Z

UNSPSC 85573452 Drainage of right middle lung lobe with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local opportunities tagged under or near this code reflect procurement of occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical benefit carve-out programs—none of which involve the procedural drainage service the code nominates.

The mismatch suggests either categorization error in the source material or that state and local procurement offices are using this code outside its intended scope. The recent opportunities do reflect health plan administration, medical services contracting, and staffing across multiple jurisdictions (Phoenix, Long Beach, Washington State, Harris County, Collier County, and Santa Clara County), but none of these solicitations address thoracic surgical procedures or drainage devices. Activity is recent and spans multiple states and issuing bodies, but the code itself does not appear to represent an active procurement vehicle for state and local governments purchasing actual medical goods or services aligned with its nominal definition.