UNSPSC 85553082: Destruction of left lacrimal duct, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction 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 085Y7ZZ

UNSPSC 85553082 Destruction of left lacrimal duct, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure on the lacrimal duct—does not align with the recent opportunities posted under this code. Instead, the opportunities solicited reflect general medical evaluation, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, surgical benefit program administration, and temporary clinical staffing services. These represent institutional health care administration and workforce staffing, not a discrete surgical procedure. The issuing bodies span state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), counties (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), and municipalities (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach), indicating multi-jurisdictional use of this code for health services procurement.

The geographic spread includes Washington, California, Florida, Arizona, and Texas, though the code assignment appears to reflect administrative miscoding rather than actual procurement of lacrimal duct destruction procedures. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-out programs (due October 7, 2026), and Santa Clara County Health System's RFQ for temporary health professional staffing across multiple clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). The code's use for these health administration services rather than surgical procedures suggests either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement systems or a data quality issue with how this particular code has been assigned.