UNSPSC 85573543: Removal of radioactive element from right lung, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of radioactive element from right lung, percutaneous 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 0BPK31Z

UNSPSC 85573543 Removal of radioactive element from right lung, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that the state and local procurement record does not support with relevant buying activity. The six recent opportunities posted under this code span independent medical evaluation services for public safety pension disability determinations, surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit programs for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for state ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, and temporary health professional staffing in clinical ancillary categories. None of these solicitations involve the removal of radioactive elements from lungs or percutaneous radiologic intervention; the code assignment appears to be a data classification error rather than a reflection of actual state and local procurement scope.

The mismatch between the code's clinical descriptor and the actual work being solicited suggests that this UNSPSC category is not an active procurement vector for the work it nominally describes. Bidders should not pursue this code on the assumption that state and local governments are buying pulmonary radioactive element removal services. If procurement activity under this code does exist, it is not appearing in recent state and local solicitation records, and business development professionals should verify code assignment directly with issuing bodies before investing pursuit effort.