UNSPSC 85552705: Occlusion of right lacrimal duct with intraluminal device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to occlusion of right lacrimal duct with intraluminal device, open 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 08LX0DZ

UNSPSC 85552705 Occlusion of right lacrimal duct with intraluminal device, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal relevance to actual state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific ophthalmic surgical procedure—placement of a device to block the lacrimal duct through open surgical approach—yet the recent opportunities posted under this code in state and local markets do not align with procurement of this procedure or related medical devices. Instead, the tagged solicitations cover independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations, surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits through Centers of Excellence networks, occupational medical surveillance programs, emergency and specialty healthcare for youth in custody, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing services. None of these scopes involve lacrimal duct occlusion devices or the specialized ophthalmic instrumentation the code nominally describes. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, municipal human resources departments, state transportation agencies, county health systems, county juvenile probation departments, and county commissioners' procurement offices—a broad cross-section of local government service areas ranging from employee benefits administration to detention healthcare to ferry worker occupational health.

The geographic spread of recent activity covers Washington State, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas, with no concentration in any single jurisdiction. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability benefit determinations (due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefits for employees and retirees (due October 7, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's solicitation to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing in ancillary clinical categories including audiology, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, and therapy services (due October 7, 2026). The persistent mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being bought signals either systematic miscoding within state and local procurement systems or a structural disconnect in how this particular code is being applied in practice. Pursuit under this code warrants verification that opportunities are correctly classified before resource commitment.