UNSPSC 85761716: Revision of synthetic substitute in left pleural cavity, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of synthetic substitute in left pleural cavity, external 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 0WWBXJZ

UNSPSC 85761716 Revision of synthetic substitute in left pleural cavity, external approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure—and actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code do not involve pleural cavity procedures or surgical implants; instead, they reflect a broad range of health services procurement including occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical carve-out benefit programs. The code appears to have been applied inconsistently or incorrectly to opportunities that fall outside its clinical procedure scope. State and local issuing bodies using this code include county health systems, county board of commissioners procurement offices, state transportation departments, city retirement offices, and county juvenile probation departments—a wide mix of jurisdictions with different primary missions.

Recent opportunities span multiple states and regions. The Washington State Department of Transportation solicited occupational medical surveillance services for Washington State Ferries across 14 Washington locations with a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026 and proposals due October 9, 2026 (RFP20260825). The City of Phoenix Retirement Office, on behalf of pension boards, requested independent medical evaluation services with proposals due October 16, 2026 (RTMRFP26001) for approximately 75 annual disability benefit applications under a five-year term with maximum compensation of $750,000. The City of Long Beach solicited proposals for a surgical carve-out benefit program covering knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures with proposals due October 7, 2026 (HR26753). Additional activity includes Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services and Santa Clara County's non-exclusive qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing. The code's recent portfolio does not support a coherent procurement specialty and warrants verification against actual UNSPSC mappings used by state and local procurement offices.