UNSPSC 85573633: Drainage of left pleura, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left pleura, 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 0B9P3ZZ

UNSPSC 85573633 Drainage of left pleura, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code nominally describing a specific surgical procedure, but the recent state and local solicitation activity shows little alignment with this clinical taxonomy. The posted opportunities—independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, surgical benefit carve-outs for government employees, emergency and specialty medical care for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing—span health plan administration, occupational health, and staffing rather than pleural drainage procurement. The issuing bodies include state health agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Collier County, Harris County, Santa Clara County), and municipal benefits offices (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach), reflecting a mix of public employer health benefit purchasing and occupational health regulation rather than clinical procedure acquisition.

Geographic activity spans Washington (occupational medical surveillance), Arizona (disability medical evaluations for public safety retirees), California (surgical benefits and temporary staffing), Texas (detention health services), and Florida (pharmacy benefit management), with no single state dominating recent postings. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026) supporting disability determinations for approximately 75 annual public safety pension applications with a five-year maximum compensation of $750,000; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026) requiring board-certified occupational physicians; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award qualification solicitation for temporary health professional staffing in 13 ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). The code's nominal scope—a specific pleural drainage procedure—does not match the administrative and employment health services being solicited; the UNSPSC classification appears misaligned with actual state and local procurement activity.