UNSPSC 85551233: Replacement of left sclera with nonautologous tissue substitute, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of left sclera with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 08R7XKZ

UNSPSC 85551233 Replacement of left sclera with nonautologous tissue substitute, external approach is a Commodity code nominally describing a specific ophthalmologic surgical procedure, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show minimal alignment with that clinical definition. Instead, the opportunities reflect a broad spectrum of health professional services, benefit administration, and occupational health surveillance work that state and local health systems, pension boards, and counties are actively procuring.

The issuing bodies span county health systems, city retirement offices managing public safety pension boards, state transportation agencies, and county juvenile justice departments. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability benefit determinations for approximately 75 annual applications (due October 16, 2026); the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefits and Centers of Excellence networks for municipal employees and retirees (due October 7, 2026); the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026); Harris County Juvenile Probation Department's RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (due September 25, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's multiple-award qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories including audiology, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, and surgical services (due October 7, 2026). Recent activity concentrates in California, Washington, Arizona, Texas, and Florida. The code appears to be a taxonomy mismatch — the UNSPSC category designation does not reflect the actual scope of health services procurement being transacted under it by state and local jurisdictions.