UNSPSC 85573466: Destruction of right middle lung lobe, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of right middle lung lobe, 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 0B5D0ZZ

UNSPSC 85573466 Destruction of right middle lung lobe, open approach (Commodity) does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities tagged under this code solicit occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs, and emergency medical services for youth in custody — none of which involves lung lobe destruction. The mismatch indicates either a tagging error in the source data or a fundamental disconnect between the code definition and how procurement offices are using it in practice.

The four identified opportunities span three states (Arizona, California, Washington) and represent diverse issuing bodies: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations), the City of Long Beach (surgical procedure carve-out management for employee health plans), the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers), and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth). Given the absence of lung lobe resection activity in any recent posting and the heterogeneous nature of the tagged solicitations, this code shows little relevant recent activity for firms pursuing surgical procedure contracting under its stated definition.