UNSPSC 85551118: Drainage of left anterior chamber with drainage device, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left anterior chamber with drainage device, percutaneous 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 089330Z

UNSPSC 85551118, Drainage of left anterior chamber with drainage device, percutaneous approach, is a Commodity code with minimal alignment to recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific ophthalmologic surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans, and emergency medical services for detained youth—none of which involve anterior chamber drainage devices or the specified surgical technique. The mismatch suggests either a data-classification error in the source materials or that state and local procurement offices are applying the code to health services and benefit administration broadly rather than to device-specific procedures.

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Washington State (WSDOT), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), with issuing bodies spanning municipal health and pension systems, county human resources and juvenile justice departments, and state transportation agencies. Without evidence that this code is being used to solicit actual surgical equipment, implants, or procedure-specific services in the state and local market, the code shows little actionable procurement opportunity aligned with its nominal scope.