UNSPSC 85573646: Drainage of lung lingula with drainage device, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of lung lingula with drainage device, 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 0B9H30Z

UNSPSC 85573646 Drainage of lung lingula with drainage device, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal medical-procedural scope and the actual work state and local governments are procuring. Recent opportunities tagged under this code do not reflect the specific clinical procedure described in the code name. Instead, state and local jurisdictions are soliciting general occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which align with interventional pulmonary drainage procedures. The issuing bodies span county health systems, county human resources departments, state transportation agencies, county juvenile justice systems, and municipal retirement offices. The work being procured reflects administrative and coverage-design functions in employee and beneficiary health programs rather than direct clinical procedural services.

Geographic activity appears concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington based on recent postings from the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (RFP for independent medical evaluation services, due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach (RFP for surgical benefit carve-out management, due October 7, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries (RFP for occupational medical surveillance, due October 9, 2026), Collier County Board of County Commissioners in Florida (RFP for pharmacy benefit management services), and the County of Santa Clara Health System in California (RFQ for temporary health professional staffing, due October 7, 2026). Harris County Juvenile Probation Department in Texas issued an RFI for specialty and emergency medical services for youth in custody (due September 25, 2026). The code exhibits low relevance to procurement activity in its stated commodity domain, suggesting either systematic mislabeling in the source data or obsolete coding assignment by the issuing jurisdictions.