UNSPSC 85551556: Removal of extraluminal device from right eye, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of extraluminal device from right 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 08P07CZ

UNSPSC 85551556 Removal of extraluminal device from right eye, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that shows a substantial mismatch between its nominal scope — a highly specific ophthalmic surgical procedure — and the actual work state and local governments are procuring under this code. The recent opportunities posted against this code encompass occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing pools, surgical center-of-excellence networks, and emergency/specialty care for detained youth. None of these solicitations involve extraluminal device removal or eye surgery. The code's use by state and local procurement offices appears driven by administrative classification rather than clinical alignment; issuing bodies include state health agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara, Harris County, Collier County), municipalities (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach), and independent public retirement boards (Phoenix Fire and Police Pension Boards).

The geographic spread spans California (Santa Clara County, Long Beach), Arizona (Phoenix), Florida (Collier County), Texas (Harris County), and Washington (WSDOT), with no single state dominating recent activity. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations due October 16, 2026 with a maximum five-year value of $750,000; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFQ for occupational medical surveillance covering 14 ferry system locations statewide, due October 9, 2026; the City of Long Beach's RFP for a surgical center-of-excellence carve-out benefit program due October 7, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFSQ to establish a multi-category temporary health professional staffing pool due October 7, 2026. The code shows consistent recent activity but lacks meaningful clinical specificity to the published code definition. Firms pursuing work under this code should monitor whether procurement offices are applying it as a catch-all for health services rather than as a true procedure-specific classifier.