UNSPSC 85552312: Supplement right retina with autologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement right retina with autologous tissue 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 08UE07Z

UNSPSC 85552312 Supplement right retina with autologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code nominally describing a specific ophthalmic surgical procedure; however, recent state and local contract activity shows no alignment with this narrow clinical scope. Instead, the opportunities tagged under this code reflect a wide range of health service procurement unrelated to retinal surgery, including independent medical evaluation services for public safety pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing for hospital ancillary functions. The issuing bodies include municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix), city employee health plans (City of Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), county human resources departments (Collier County), and county health systems (Santa Clara County Health System). This pattern suggests either systematic miscoding of health services procurements or a fundamental disconnect between the code's intended use and actual state and local application.

Recent activity spans Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas. The most substantive opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's request for independent medical evaluation services (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the City of Long Beach's surgical benefit carve-out program for its Anthem Blue Cross PPO plan (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026, targeting implementation April 1, 2027), the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance services for ferry employees across 14 locations (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, two-year term with five optional one-year extensions), and Collier County's pharmacy benefit management services (RFP 25-8414, covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with historical annual spending near $8.7 million). Vendors pursuing opportunities under this code should verify actual scope alignment before investing in proposal development, as the code appears to be a catch-all for diverse health services rather than a reliable signal of retinal surgery procurement.