UNSPSC 85552557: Drainage of right lower eyelid, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right lower 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 089QXZZ

UNSPSC 85552557 Drainage of right lower eyelid, external approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The code's technical medical procedure description bears no relation to the opportunities in the source record, which span occupational health surveillance, disability benefit medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing, youth detention medical services, and surgical procedure carve-out benefits. State and local procurement offices are using this code to classify health administration and clinical staffing services rather than the specific ophthalmologic drainage procedure the code nominally names. This mismatch suggests either a classification error in the opportunities or a significant divergence between UNSPSC taxonomy intent and operational tagging practice at the jurisdictions issuing these solicitations.

The recent opportunities show activity from state health agencies, county health systems, county retirement boards, and municipal procurement offices across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP for independent medical evaluation services (Oct 16, 2026 response deadline, $750,000 five-year contract for disability benefit medical record summaries and examinations); the Washington State Department of Transportation posted an RFQ for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminals (Oct 9, 2026 deadline, board-certified occupational physician requirement); Santa Clara County Health System posted an RFSQ for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (Oct 7, 2026 deadline, non-exclusive qualified vendor pool vehicle); the City of Long Beach posted an RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefits (Oct 7, 2026 deadline, Centers of Excellence networks for orthopedic, spine, cardiac, and oncology procedures); Collier County Board of County Commissioners posted an RFP for pharmacy benefit management services (Apr 9, 2026 deadline, historical $8.7 million annual pharmacy spend); and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department posted an RFI for emergency and specialty hospital services for detained youth (Sep 25, 2026 deadline). Code activity under this UNSPSC classification appears to reflect administrative healthcare procurement mistagged at source rather than genuine opportunities in the procedure category itself.