UNSPSC 85550000: Surgical interventions or procedures of sensory functional systems-vision eye and related structures

This family of surgical interventions or procedures is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS as code 08 Eye

UNSPSC 85550000 Surgical interventions or procedures of sensory functional systems-vision eye and related structures is a Family code that in practice encompasses a much broader range of medical evaluation, occupational health surveillance, and healthcare benefit administration services than the code name suggests. State and local governments soliciting under this code are purchasing independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, occupational medical surveillance programs, specialty surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans, emergency and inpatient care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical specialties. Issuing bodies include city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal health systems (Long Beach, Santa Clara County), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile probation departments (Harris County), county human resources and benefits programs (Collier County), and regional public health systems. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (vision and eye surgery) and the actual work being solicited suggests either broad categorization practices or systemic miscoding across state and local procurement databases.

Recent activity spans Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Representative solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) to support approximately 75 annual disability benefit applications for public safety personnel at a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) requiring board-certified occupational physicians to conduct baseline, periodic, and exit examinations across 14 Washington ferry locations over a two-year initial term with options to extend; and the City of Long Beach's RFP for a surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit program (HR26753, due October 7, 2026) offering Centers of Excellence networks for knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures for approximately 3,800 enrolled employees and retirees. The County of Santa Clara Health System is establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) on a non-exclusive, multiple-award basis with no guaranteed work volume.