UNSPSC 85552940: Destruction of right lacrimal gland, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of right lacrimal gland, percutaneous 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 085V3ZZ

UNSPSC 85552940 Destruction of right lacrimal gland, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope — a specific surgical procedure on the lacrimal gland — and the actual work state and local governments are procuring under it. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-out management, pharmacy benefit administration, youth detention healthcare services, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involves lacrimal gland destruction or percutaneous surgical approaches. The code appears to be a miscategorization artifact in the sourcing systems of issuing bodies, rather than a live procurement category for its intended medical procedure.

The geographic spread of the mistagged opportunities includes Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Washington State (Department of Transportation), and Florida (Collier County), with Harris County in Texas appearing in an RFI. No coherent pattern of issuing bodies or procurement activity emerges that would enable a business development professional to pursue meaningful work under this code's actual definition. The code does not support actionable procurement strategy; vendors should verify coding accuracy before responding to any opportunity tagged to this UNSPSC number.