UNSPSC 85553062: Excision of left lacrimal duct, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of left 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 08BY7ZZ

UNSPSC 85553062 Excision of left lacrimal duct, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure (lacrimal duct excision), but the recent opportunities posted under it reflect broader health services procurement—independent medical evaluations, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, surgical benefit programs, specialty medical staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. These solicitations are fundamentally procurement for medical administration, staffing, and benefits management rather than direct surgical services or procedures.

The issuing bodies are diverse and include city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipalities (Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation), a county health system (Santa Clara), a county juvenile justice department (Harris County), and a county board of county commissioners (Collier County). Recent solicitations span Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington State, with no geographic concentration. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations (due October 16, 2026, maximum contract value $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026, with cost-based scoring and optional multi-year renewal through 2031), and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 7,200 members (historical annual spend approximately $8.7 million, with initial three-year term and optional renewals). The code shows a mismatch between its procedural-surgery classification and the administrative health services actually being solicited, suggesting either miscoding in the state and local databases or limited relevance of the commodity classification to current procurement practice.