UNSPSC 85573635: Drainage of right pleura, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right 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 0B9N3ZZ

UNSPSC 85573635 Drainage of right pleura, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code with no recent state or local procurement activity aligned to its nominal clinical procedure scope. The code's title names a specific thoracic surgical intervention, but the six recent opportunities posted under this code in the source material span occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit network management, pharmacy benefit administration, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in custody—none of which involve pleural drainage or the percutaneous thoracic procedures the code nominally describes. The mismatch between the code's stated scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either miscoding by the issuing jurisdictions or a systemic misalignment in how this code is applied in state and local procurement systems.

The represented opportunities span multiple issuing bodies: the City of Phoenix, the City of Long Beach, the Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County, Collier County, and Santa Clara County Health System. The geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) for disability benefit determinations; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's multiple-award pool for temporary health professional staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). If this code is being used intentionally to flag health services procurement broadly rather than pleural drainage specifically, the activity reflects steady state and local demand for clinical support services, occupational health compliance, and medical staffing solutions across pension, transportation, county, and health system operations—but the code's labeling creates a severe discrepancy with its actual application.