UNSPSC 85573868: Drainage of right lung, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right 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 0B9K4ZZ

UNSPSC 85573868 Drainage of right lung, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a medical procedure, but the opportunities tagged under it involve health benefits administration, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing, and independent medical evaluations for disability retirement — none of which represent drainage procedures or related clinical interventions. State and local procurement offices appear to have applied this code inconsistently or incorrectly to health services contracting that falls outside the code's intended scope. The mismatch suggests either a data-quality issue in the underlying taxonomy application or a fundamental misclassification by issuing bodies.

The recent opportunities associated with this code span multiple issuing bodies and service lines. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP on September 16, 2026, due October 16, 2026, for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability pension determinations, with a five-year contract valued at $750,000. The City of Long Beach issued an RFP due October 7, 2026, for surgical benefit carve-out management under the Anthem Blue Cross PPO plan serving approximately 3,800 active employees and retirees. The Washington State Department of Transportation posted an RFP due October 9, 2026, for occupational medical surveillance across 14 Washington ferry system locations. Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI on August 24, 2026, for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth. Collier County Procurement issued an RFP for pharmacy benefit management supporting approximately 2,400 enrolled employees with historical annual drug costs around $8.7 million. The County of Santa Clara Health System posted an RFP due October 7, 2026, to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary clinical staffing across thirteen categories excluding nursing and physician services. This code shows no coherent procurement pattern; bidders should verify the actual work scope in each solicitation rather than relying on the UNSPSC classification.