UNSPSC 85552738: Drainage of right upper eyelid with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right upper eyelid with drainage 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 089N00Z

UNSPSC 85552738 Drainage of right upper eyelid with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal medical procedure scope and the actual state and local purchasing activity tagged to it. The recent opportunities classified under this code do not involve ophthalmic surgical procedures; instead, they span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluation services, and specialty surgical network management. State and local issuing bodies—counties, cities, state departments, and health systems—are buying medical administration, vendor coordination, and healthcare benefit program services rather than surgical procedures. The work being solicited includes occupational health baseline and periodic examinations, medical record summarization for disability determinations, pharmacy claims processing and formulary management, temporary staffing placement across clinical specialties, and Centers of Excellence networks for high-cost surgical procedures. The issuing-body mix spans county commissioners' offices (Collier County, Harris County), city retirement and human resources departments (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), and county health systems (Santa Clara Health System). This code does not reflect a coherent procurement category and should not be used for bid tracking or pursuit decisions.

Geographic activity appears concentrated in California, Florida, Arizona, and Washington, driven by recent RFPs from Santa Clara County Health System (July 7, 2026 due October 7), City of Long Beach (August 26, 2026 due October 7), Collier County (August 20, 2026, RFP issued for services effective January 2026), Washington State Department of Transportation (August 25, 2026 due October 9), City of Phoenix Retirement Office (September 16, 2026 due October 16), and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (August 24, 2026 due September 25). None of these opportunities involve ophthalmic drainage procedures. The Collier County RFP for Pharmacy Benefit Management Services carries an estimated annual spend of approximately $8.7 million; the City of Phoenix contract carries a maximum five-year value of $750,000. The mismatch between code definition and procurement reality suggests this code was misapplied in source data and warrants clarification with issuing bodies before treating it as an active procurement category.