UNSPSC 85552708: Extirpation of matter from right lacrimal duct, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from right lacrimal duct, 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 08CX0ZZ

UNSPSC 85552708 Extirpation of matter from right lacrimal duct, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code's clinical specificity — a surgical procedure on the lacrimal duct — does not match the scope of work appearing in recent state and local opportunities tagged under it. Recent solicitations under this code span independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal health plans, occupational medical surveillance for ferry system workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve lacrimal duct procedures or related ophthalmologic surgery. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, municipal health benefits programs, state transportation departments, county juvenile justice systems, county health care consortiums, and county health systems across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being solicited suggests this code either reflects a legacy categorization error or is being used as a catch-all for health services not precisely mapped elsewhere in the taxonomy. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the City of Long Beach RFP for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits (due October 7, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026), and the Santa Clara County Health System solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across thirteen ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). Vendors evaluating this code should verify the specific clinical or administrative work scope against their service offerings before pursuing, as the code's technical name does not reliably predict what will be requested.