UNSPSC 85552420: Replacement of right retinal vessel with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of right retinal vessel with nonautologous tissue 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 08RG3KZ

UNSPSC 85552420 Replacement of right retinal vessel with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach (Commodity) shows a material mismatch between its clinical-procedure taxonomy designation and the state and local procurement activity actually tagged under it. Recent opportunities solicited under this code include independent medical evaluation services for public safety disability retirement determinations, occupational medical surveillance programs, pharmacy benefit management, surgical procedure networks through Centers of Excellence, specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories. None of these solicitations involve retinal vessel replacement or ophthalmologic surgical procedures; the code's assignment to these opportunities appears to reflect a data classification error rather than genuine procurement alignment.

The issuing bodies include county human resources and retirement offices (Phoenix, Collier County), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries), county juvenile probation departments (Harris County), county health systems (Santa Clara), and cities (Long Beach). Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for approximately 75 annual disability benefit applications with an October 16, 2026 proposal deadline and a $750,000 five-year maximum contract value; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 Washington ferry locations with an October 9, 2026 response deadline; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's solicitation for a qualified vendor pool in temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories with an October 7, 2026 proposal deadline. Given the pervasive mismatch between the code's clinical definition and the work actually being procured, this code offers little reliable signal for targeting state and local medical device or surgical procedure vendors.