UNSPSC 85552715: Excision of left lacrimal duct, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of left 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 08BY0ZZ

UNSPSC 85552715 Excision of left lacrimal duct, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The six recent opportunities posted across this code are unrelated to the specific surgical procedure the code describes—they cover independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal health plans, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management services, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these solicitations involve lacrimal duct excision or related ophthalmologic surgery.

State and local procurement offices do not appear to be buying lacrimal duct procedures under this code at present. The mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the actual work being tagged suggests either miscoding on the part of issuing bodies or that this code is not being used for state and local healthcare purchasing. Firms evaluating this code should verify whether their service line aligns with how states, counties, and municipalities are actually categorizing medical services in their procurement systems.