UNSPSC 85573833: Extirpation of matter from right pleura, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from right 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 0BCN4ZZ

UNSPSC 85573833, Extirpation of matter from right pleura, percutaneous endoscopic approach, is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity in the source material. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities tagged under it span independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, surgical Center of Excellence networks, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency/specialty care for detained youth—none of which involve the pleural procedure indicated by the code name. State and local procurement offices appear to have applied this code inconsistently or incorrectly to healthcare service contracts of much broader scope than the code intends.

The recent opportunities instead show activity in disability benefit medical record summarization, health plan carve-out administration, occupational health compliance examinations, inpatient and emergency services, pharmacy claims processing, and temporary clinical staffing. Issuing bodies include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County, and Santa Clara County Health System. Geographic spread covers Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas. Response deadlines cluster in October 2026, with the City of Phoenix RFP (RTMRFP26001) due October 16, 2026 for $750,000 over five years; the City of Long Beach RFP (HR26753) due October 7, 2026 with contract go-live targeted April 1, 2027; and Washington State Ferries (RFP20260825) due October 9, 2026 for occupational medical surveillance across 14 locations statewide. Given the fundamental mismatch between the code definition and the work actually being procured, this code shows little actionable signal for vendors targeting state and local opportunities in healthcare services.