UNSPSC 85553048: Release right lacrimal duct, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release right lacrimal duct, 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 08NX7ZZ

UNSPSC 85553048 "Release right lacrimal duct, via natural or artificial opening" is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope — a specific ophthalmic surgical procedure — and the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it. The six recent opportunities sourced under this code instead span occupational medical surveillance, disability retirement benefit evaluations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these solicitations involve lacrimal duct procedures or ophthalmology services in the procedural sense the code name implies. This mismatch suggests either systematic tagging error in the source procurement systems or that the code is used as a catch-all placeholder for miscellaneous medical services that do not map cleanly to other UNSPSC categories.

Recent activity involves state departments, county health systems, county retirement offices, and municipalities across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) is requesting independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations at a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) is soliciting occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations; the County of Santa Clara Health System (RFP RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) is establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical specialties; and Collier County (RFP 25-8414, due April 9, 2026) is procuring pharmacy benefit management services against approximately $8.7 million in historical annual pharmacy spending. This code shows no cohesive procurement pattern and lacks clear decision relevance for vendors targeting ophthalmologic or lacrimal procedures.