UNSPSC 85301601: Diagnosis of perichondritis of external ear

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a diagnosis of Perichondritis of external ear. Perichondritis of external ear is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 as a four digit category under code H61. 0

UNSPSC 85301601 Diagnosis of perichondritis of external ear is a Commodity code. The recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code show minimal relevance to its nominal scope—none of the three most recent solicitations address perichondritis diagnosis or external ear pathology. Instead, the opportunities span diagnostic imaging system infrastructure (San Mateo Medical Center's PACS implementation), school district special education services (Birdville Independent School District), and temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories (Santa Clara Health System). The code shows little recent activity aligned to its stated clinical focus and appears to be a mislabeling or misclassification issue in the state and local procurement systems that posted these opportunities.

The geographic spread of the three opportunities spans California (San Mateo County and Santa Clara County) and Texas (Tarrant County). Representative recent solicitations include San Mateo Medical Center's October 7, 2026 RFP for enterprise-grade diagnostic imaging PACS with a response due date of October 21, 2026, and Birdville Independent School District's September 18, 2026 competitive sealed proposal request for special education contracted services with responses due October 21, 2026. The Santa Clara Health System posted a non-exclusive multiple-award qualification vehicle on July 7, 2026 for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary categories, with a response deadline of October 7, 2026. Given the scope mismatch between the code's defined clinical focus and the actual work being solicited, this code does not represent a reliable signal for business development targeting perichondritis diagnosis services in state and local procurement.