UNSPSC 85573500: Structures of the lungs and pleura, percutaneous approach-part A

This class includes one or more of 23 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the structures of the lungs and pleura with percutaneous approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 0B.

UNSPSC 85573500 Structures of the lungs and pleura, percutaneous approach-part A is a Class code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal medical taxonomy and the state and local opportunities recently tagged under it. The recent solicitations under this code span occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-outs, emergency youth detention medicine, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which concern pulmonary or pleural interventions. The issuing bodies include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), counties (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), and cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), suggesting the code may be misapplied to health services procurement more broadly rather than reserved for its intended clinical scope. State and local procurement offices appear to use this code as a catch-all for medical administration and staffing rather than pulmonary procedure delivery.

Recent opportunities reflect occupational and administrative health services across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The Washington State Department of Transportation is procuring occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers across 14 locations, with proposals due October 9, 2026 and a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office is seeking independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations ($750,000 over five years, due October 16, 2026). The County of Santa Clara Health System is establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary categories, with proposals due October 7, 2026. These solicitations—RFPs, RFQs, and qualification processes—target health administration, staffing coordination, and regulatory compliance rather than the pulmonary interventions the code nominally describes, indicating either consistent code misapplication across multiple jurisdictions or a fundamental mismatch between UNSPSC taxonomy and state and local health procurement practice.