UNSPSC 85552200: Posterior chamber, retina/retinal vessels, vitreous humor, external approach

This class includes one or more of 24 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the posterior chamber, retina, retinal vessels and vitreous humor with external approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 08.

UNSPSC 85552200 Posterior chamber, retina/retinal vessels, vitreous humor, external approach is a Class code that spans medical evaluation and examination services — but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it show minimal alignment with the code's nominal ophthalmic scope. The six posted solicitations between July and September 2026 include independent disability medical evaluations (Phoenix), surgical benefit carve-out administration (Long Beach), occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Ferries), juvenile detention healthcare (Harris County), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), and temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories (Santa Clara County Health System). None of these opportunities involve posterior chamber, retinal, or vitreous procedures or services. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated scope.

The issuing bodies posting under this code span state departments, counties, and city and county health systems across Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, and Texas. The Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP for ferries personnel, posted August 25, 2026 with proposals due October 9, 2026, requires physicians board-certified in occupational medicine to conduct baseline, periodic, follow-up, and exit examinations across 14 Washington locations. The mismatch between the code's name and the work actually being solicited suggests either systematic tagging error or a data classification misalignment in the source procurement system rather than genuine market activity in retinal or vitreous procedures under this code.