UNSPSC 85761904: Inspection of left pleural cavity, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to inspection of left pleural cavity, open 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 0WJB0ZZ

UNSPSC 85761904 Inspection of left pleural cavity, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a surgical procedure on a specific anatomical site—does not match the work state and local governments are buying under this classification. Recent solicitations tagged to this code span independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, occupational medical surveillance, healthcare service networks and carve-outs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing placement, and emergency/specialty inpatient care for youth in custody. None of these services involve pleural cavity inspection or any surgical procedure. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or a data quality issue in the taxonomy assignment itself. The range of soliciting bodies—municipal retirement offices, state transportation departments, county health systems, county juvenile justice agencies, and county human resources departments—and the geographic spread across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington reflect the diversity of state and local healthcare purchasing, but not the activity nominally described by this code.

The apparent misalignment between the code and the work actually being bought makes this code a low-priority entry point for business development targeting surgical services or pleural procedures. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP 26001 (due October 16, 2026) seeks independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations; the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP 20260825 (due October 9, 2026) solicits occupational medical surveillance; the County of Santa Clara Health System RFSQHHSFY270052 (due October 7, 2026) seeks temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical specialties; and Collier County RFP 25-8414 (due April 9, 2026) procures pharmacy benefit management. If this code is being used as a catch-all for healthcare services procurement, vendors with capabilities in medical evaluation, occupational health, clinical staffing networks, or specialty care management may find opportunities under it, but should verify the actual scope in each solicitation rather than relying on the code name alone.