UNSPSC 85552451: Excision of left vitreous, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of left vitreous, 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 08B53ZZ

UNSPSC 85552451 Excision of left vitreous, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the activity appearing in recent state and local procurement opportunities posted under it. The code nominally describes a specific ophthalmic surgical procedure, but the recent solicitations documented in the source are unrelated to vitreous surgery or any surgical procedure — they span inmate healthcare contracting, pharmacy benefit management services, virtual primary and urgent care platforms, peer support services for mental health workers, and fire department medical director services. None of these procurement actions involve excision of vitreous tissue or percutaneous ophthalmic approaches. The mismatch indicates that this code is either miscoded in the source data or has been applied to opportunities outside its intended scope.

State and local government procurement activity under this code shows no relevant recent opportunities aligned with the code's nominal definition. The discrepancy between the code's clinical scope and the actual work being solicited suggests that business development professionals should not treat this code as a viable procurement vehicle for ophthalmic surgical services or related medical device and supply contracting.