UNSPSC 85551912: Extirpation of matter from right lens, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from right lens, 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 08CJXZZ

UNSPSC 85551912 Extirpation of matter from right lens, external approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope — a specific ophthalmic surgical procedure — does not match the medical and healthcare services state and local bodies are actually soliciting. Recent opportunities posted under this code include disability medical evaluations for pension boards, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth. These solicitations span occupational health compliance, employee benefits administration, and public safety or institutional healthcare — none of which involve lens extraction or the procedural ophthalmology the code nominally describes. The issuing bodies include county pension boards, municipal employee benefits offices, state transportation departments, county probation departments, and county health systems.

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara), Washington State (Washington State Department of Transportation), Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), and Florida (Collier County Board of County Commissioners). The code shows no recent solicitations for actual ophthalmic surgery services. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026 (maximum $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services due October 9, 2026, and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification-based solicitation for temporary health professional staffing due October 7, 2026. The mismatch between the code's procedural definition and the scope of work being procured suggests either systematic miscoding or that state and local procurement systems have tagged these opportunities incorrectly.