UNSPSC 85553207: Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in right extraocular muscle, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in right extraocular muscle, open 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 08WL0KZ

UNSPSC 85553207 (Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in right extraocular muscle, open approach), a Commodity code, shows a severe mismatch between its nominal scope—a specific ophthalmic surgical procedure involving extraocular muscle tissue—and the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. The recent opportunities associated with this code do not reflect surgical implant procurement or ophthalmic procedure services. Instead, they encompass occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for public safety pension disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management administration, temporary health professional staffing placement, and surgical carve-out benefits for municipal employee health plans. None of these services involves nonautologous tissue substitutes, extraocular muscle revision, or procedure-specific surgical supplies. The code appears to have been misapplied or incorrectly tagged across multiple, functionally unrelated solicitations.

The issuing bodies span state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county pension boards and health systems (Maricopa County via Phoenix, Collier County, Harris County, Santa Clara County), and municipalities (City of Long Beach, City of Phoenix Retirement Office), with activity concentrated in California, Washington, Florida, and Arizona. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Ferries medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026, requiring occupational medicine physicians across 14 ferry terminals), the City of Phoenix independent medical evaluation services RFP (due October 16, 2026, for disability benefit determinations at $750,000 over five years), and the County of Santa Clara Health System temporary staffing qualifications pool (due October 7, 2026, across 13 ancillary clinical categories). Given the categorical misalignment between the UNSPSC code definition and the actual work being solicited, this code does not represent a viable procurement opportunity for vendors in ophthalmic surgical procedures or tissue products. Firms pursuing state and local contracts under this code should verify current activity directly with issuing bodies, as the UNSPSC classification system appears to be unreliable at this commodity level.