UNSPSC 85552438: Release right retina, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release right retina, 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 08NE3ZZ

UNSPSC 85552438 Release right retina, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's clinical taxonomy—a specific ophthalmic surgical procedure—does not match the scope of work appearing in posted opportunities. Recent solicitations tagged under this code are instead procuring broad healthcare service contracts: inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county jail, pharmacy benefit management administration for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction. None of these opportunities involve retinal release procedures or ophthalmic surgery. The issuing bodies are county governments and specialized county health divisions (Muscogee County Prison via Columbus Consolidated Government in Georgia, Collier County in Florida, Monroe County in Florida, San Mateo County in California, and Santa Monica Fire Department in California), reflecting healthcare administration and service delivery rather than medical devices or surgical procedures.

The mismatch between code and solicitation scope suggests either a tagging error in the state or local procurement system or that the code has been applied as a catch-all for healthcare-related services without regard to commodity specificity. Geographic activity spans Georgia and California, with concentration in Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), but the represented work—claims processing, virtual care platforms, peer support administration, and emergency medical direction—bears no relationship to ophthalmic procedures. Representative opportunities include Muscogee County Prison's RFP No. 26-0008 (RFP, due May 15, 2026) for comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services, Collier County's RFP 25-8414 (RFP, due April 9, 2026) for pharmacy benefit management covering approximately 7,200 covered lives with historical annual spend around $8.7 million, and Monroe County's virtual primary and urgent care RFP (RFP, due April 16, 2026) for integrated telehealth services covering 2,300 county members. Vendors pursuing opportunities under this code should verify actual commodity scope with the issuing procurement office before investing in proposal development.