UNSPSC 85552450: Excision of right retina, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of 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 08BE3ZZ

UNSPSC 85552450 Excision of right retina, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure—does not align with the state and local procurement activity recorded under it. The recent opportunities posted against this code do not solicit retinal surgery or any ophthalmic surgical service. Instead, they reflect health services procurement unrelated to the code's stated procedure: occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries), disability medical evaluation services (City of Phoenix), specialty surgical care coordination through Centers of Excellence networks (City of Long Beach), youth detention healthcare provision (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), pharmacy benefit management administration (Collier County), and temporary ancillary clinical staffing (County of Santa Clara Health System). The issuing bodies span state departments, county governments, and municipal and health system entities. This code shows no relevant recent state and local contracting activity aligned with its nominal commodity scope.

The geographic spread of the unrelated opportunities spans Washington, Arizona, California (Long Beach), Texas (Harris County), Florida (Collier County), and California (Santa Clara County), but this distribution reflects misclassification rather than genuine market activity in the code's intended domain. No recent solicitations for retinal excision or ophthalmic surgical services appear in the record. Bidders evaluating this code should confirm with issuing bodies that the code tag matches their actual procurement need before investing in pursuit strategy, as the mismatch between code definition and posted opportunities suggests systematic classification error rather than a functioning commodity market.