UNSPSC 85573663: Destruction of lung lingula, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of lung lingula, 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 0B5H3ZZ

UNSPSC 85573663 Destruction of lung lingula, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code whose title describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under it bear no relationship to that medical intervention. The opportunities instead cover jail inmate medical and pharmacy services, county pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support for mental health workers, and fire department medical direction—none of which involves lung surgery. The code appears to have been misapplied in the procurement system, and no state and local governments are actually soliciting destruction of lung lingula procedures under this UNSPSC designation based on the available records.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being bought raises a flag for business development professionals: this code shows no relevant recent activity for its stated purpose. The opportunities that do appear tagged here represent a broad mix of health care administration and clinical services (inmate medical care, pharmacy management, virtual care platforms, peer mental health support, and EMS medical direction) across different jurisdictions—Muscogee County (Georgia), Collier County (Florida), Monroe County (Florida), San Mateo County (California), and the City of Santa Monica (California)—but none align with thoracic surgery procurement. If your firm pursues medical services in state and local markets, verify the correct UNSPSC code directly with the issuing procurement office rather than relying on this code's current tagging.