UNSPSC 85552418: Replacement of left retinal vessel with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of left retinal vessel with synthetic substitute, percutaneous 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 08RH3JZ

UNSPSC 85552418 Replacement of left retinal vessel with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code describes a specific surgical procedure for retinal vessel replacement, but the six recent opportunities posted under this code classify work that bears no relationship to ophthalmologic or retinal interventions—instead, they solicit occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical care network management, and emergency medical services for detained youth. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being procured suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or that this Commodity code does not represent a meaningful category for state and local healthcare purchasing at present.

The opportunities span Arizona (Phoenix Retirement Office), California (City of Long Beach, Santa Clara County Health System), Washington (State Department of Transportation), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), with issuing bodies including city retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation departments, county procurement offices, and county juvenile probation departments. No pattern of repeat buyers or geographic concentration emerges. Because none of the posted solicitations address retinal vessel replacement or related ophthalmic procedures, pursue or skip decisions should be based on clarification from issuing bodies regarding actual code assignment rather than on procurement volume or trend under this taxonomy entry.