UNSPSC 85552535: Repair left upper eyelid, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair left upper eyelid, 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 08QPXZZ

UNSPSC 85552535 Repair left upper eyelid, external approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope—a surgical repair procedure for a specific anatomical site—does not align with the healthcare and behavioral health contracting opportunities that are actually being solicited under this code classification. Recent opportunities tagged to 85552535 include comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support for peer workers, and fire department medical direction—none of which involve ophthalmologic surgical repair. The mismatch suggests either a code-assignment error in the posting system or a fundamental misalignment between the UNSPSC taxonomy and how state and local procurement offices are classifying their health services solicitations.

The recent opportunities that carry this code reflect activity from a mix of issuing bodies: county corrections departments and human resources divisions, county procurement offices managing benefits for employees and retirees, county behavioral health agencies, and municipal fire departments. Geographic activity is limited to the records shown—Muscogee County (Georgia), Collier County (Florida), Monroe County (Florida), San Mateo County (California), and Santa Monica (California)—with no clear concentration pattern. The representative solicitations are Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP for inmate medical and pharmacy services (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members (posted April 9, 2026), Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services (due April 16, 2026), and San Mateo County's RFP for peer support services for peer workers (due July 2, 2025). Given the code's stated scope and the absence of ophthalmologic surgical repair in any of these opportunities, pursuit under this code should be evaluated cautiously pending clarification of the taxonomic assignment.