UNSPSC 85573815: Inspection of pleura, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to inspection of pleura, 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 0BJQ4ZZ

UNSPSC 85573815 Inspection of pleura, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it do not reflect the code's nominal scope. The code describes a specific medical procedure, yet the most recent solicitations tagged under this code are seeking independent medical evaluation services, occupational medical surveillance, specialty pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical procedure carve-out programs — none of which involve pleural inspection or endoscopic procedures. State and local procurement systems occasionally tag opportunities with codes that do not match the work actually being bought; this code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated category name.

The source records six recent state and local opportunities, but only one bears a plausible connection to occupational or disability-related medical evaluation: the Washington State Department of Transportation's request for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 Washington ferry locations, due October 9, 2026, that includes baseline, periodic, and exit examinations for shipyard workers and vessel crew aligned with state regulatory requirements. The remaining five opportunities—the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's disability medical record summary and independent medical examination coordination (due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach's surgical procedure carve-out benefit program, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department's emergency and inpatient services for detained youth, Collier County's pharmacy benefit management services, and Santa Clara Health System's temporary health professional staffing pool—address health benefits administration, detention facility healthcare, and staffing rather than the pleural procedures the code nominally covers. Bidders targeting this code should verify actual scope alignment with issuing bodies before investing in proposal preparation, as the mismatch between code designation and solicitation substance is substantial.