UNSPSC 85552521: Replacement of left lower eyelid with nonautologous tissue substitute, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of left lower eyelid with nonautologous tissue substitute, external 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 08RRXKZ

UNSPSC 85552521 Replacement of left lower eyelid with nonautologous tissue substitute, external approach is a Commodity code whose nominal description bears no relation to the state and local procurement opportunities currently posted under it. The recent solicitations tagged with this code address occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluation services, surgical benefit administration, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and youth detention medical care—none of which involve ophthalmologic surgical procedures or tissue substitutes. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated scope.

The mismatch between the code's clinical description and the actual work being solicited suggests either a systematic tagging error in the source data or a breakdown in UNSPSC classification practice at the jurisdictions posting these opportunities. No contract under this code is currently being pursued that involves eyelid reconstruction or otologic surgical supplies. A business development professional evaluating this code for state and local procurement should treat it as inactive for its nominal scope and investigate whether the issuing bodies—including the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and County of Santa Clara Health System—may have misclassified these opportunities or whether the code itself requires correction at the taxonomy level.