UNSPSC 85573757: Removal of drainage device from left lung, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of drainage device from left lung, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0BPL40Z

UNSPSC 85573757, Removal of drainage device from left lung, percutaneous endoscopic approach, is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent state and local contract activity posted under this code shows no alignment with that narrow clinical specification. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code span medical administration, occupational surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, health professional staffing, and disability evaluation services — none of which involve drainage device removal or pulmonary surgery. The mismatch suggests either a data-tagging error within the posting systems or a code misapplication by issuing procurement offices. No state and local procurement activity reflects the actual scope implied by the code's clinical name.

The six most recent opportunities attributed to this code show activity from Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, independent medical evaluations), California (City of Long Beach surgical benefit carve-out; County of Santa Clara Health System temporary staffing), Florida (Collier County pharmacy benefit management), Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department emergency and specialty services), and Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation occupational medical surveillance). The issuing bodies include city and county human resources and health departments, a state transportation agency, and a county juvenile justice authority. Given the persistent misalignment between the code's stated procedure and the actual services being procured, this code should be treated as inactive for its nominal scope; firms pursuing opportunities in medical administration, occupational health surveillance, or health professional staffing should verify the correct UNSPSC codes with each issuing body rather than rely on this category's tagging.