UNSPSC 85553327: Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from right extraocular muscle, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from right extraocular muscle, percutaneous 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 08PL3KZ

UNSPSC 85553327 Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from right extraocular muscle, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure—does not align with the state and local opportunities actually tagged under it. The recent solicitations posted under this code involve occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical procedure carve-out networks, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical services for detained youth. None of these align with extraocular muscle surgery or tissue removal. The code shows little relevant recent activity for its stated scope.

The mismatch between the code's nominal procedure and the solicitations tagged under it suggests that UNSPSC classification at the state and local level may not reliably predict the actual work being procured. Business development professionals evaluating this code should verify the actual scope in each opportunity notice rather than relying on the code descriptor alone. The recent opportunities span multiple issuing bodies—city retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation agencies, and county probation departments across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington—but they address healthcare administration and staffing procurement, not the ocular surgical procedure the code nominally describes.