UNSPSC 85551340: Replacement of left eye with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of left eye with synthetic substitute, 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 08R10JZ

UNSPSC 85551340 Replacement of left eye with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that state and local procurement offices have tagged to solicitations that bear no relationship to the code's nominal scope. The recent opportunities posted under this code involve independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations, surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits for government employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which concern ophthalmic prosthetics or surgical eye replacement. The mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the actual work being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or a data classification error in the opportunities database; the code shows no relevant recent procurement activity.

The issuing bodies posting under this code span state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), counties (Collier County, Harris County, Santa Clara County), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), and special-purpose health systems (Santa Clara Health System), with no pattern of repeat buyers under the nominal code scope. No geographic concentration or representative opportunities aligned to the code's intended commodity are present in the source material.