UNSPSC 85553014: Supplement left lacrimal duct with autologous tissue substitute, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement left lacrimal duct with autologous tissue substitute, via natural or artificial opening. 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 08UY77Z

UNSPSC 85553014 Supplement left lacrimal duct with autologous tissue substitute, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code carrying a highly specialized surgical procedure classification that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The source contains six recent state and local contract opportunities, none of which involve lacrimal duct supplementation or related ophthalmic surgery. The solicitations instead span independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations, surgical procedure carve-out benefit programs for employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories. The code shows no relevant recent activity in state and local procurement.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual opportunities in the source suggests that this Commodity code does not reflect a material category of state and local buying. Agencies tagging procurement with surgical procedure codes typically do so when procuring the procedure itself as a covered benefit or service delivery contract; the recent opportunities demonstrate that state and local bodies are instead purchasing administrative, staffing, and benefit management services rather than discrete surgical interventions. Business development professionals should treat this code as inactive in the current state and local market and verify whether alternative UNSPSC families or classes better capture the administrative or clinical services their firm can offer to public-sector health systems and benefit plans.