UNSPSC 85551508: Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in left eye, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in left eye, via natural or artificial opening. 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 08W17KZ

UNSPSC 85551508 Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in left eye, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that describes a specific ophthalmic surgical procedure, yet recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code shows little alignment with the clinical scope of the code itself. The six recent opportunities posted under this classification involve occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, independent medical evaluations for public safety pension boards, surgical procedure carve-out networks for municipal employees, pharmacy benefit management, specialty medical services for youth in detention, and temporary health professional staffing pools — none of which involve tissue substitution or ophthalmic revision procedures. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement systems or that this code is serving as a catch-all placeholder for broader health services procurement activity unrelated to the specific surgical intervention the code nominally describes.

The issuing bodies span state departments, counties, and municipal health systems across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office solicited independent medical evaluation services (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 maximum over five years); the City of Long Beach posted an RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefits (HR26753, due October 7, 2026); the Washington State Department of Transportation sought occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth (071626BNM, due September 25, 2026); Collier County solicited pharmacy benefit management covering approximately 2,400 employees (RFP 25-8414, due April 9, 2026, historical spend $8.7 million annually); and the County of Santa Clara Health System established a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026, multiple-award, non-exclusive vehicle with five-year term). Given the code's narrow clinical definition and the broad health services portfolio actually being procured under it, vendors pursuing work in this space should verify the specific nature of any individual solicitation rather than rely on code classification alone.