UNSPSC 85561007: Revision of synthetic substitute in left ear, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of synthetic substitute in left ear, 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 09WJ7JZ

UNSPSC 85561007 Revision of synthetic substitute in left ear via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes surgical revision of an ear prosthetic; however, the recent opportunities tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical and medical procedure carve-out networks for municipal employee health plans, and emergency medical services for detained youth. These represent fundamentally different service lines—none involving ear prosthetic revision—suggesting either systematic miscoding in the opportunities database or a data-quality issue within the taxonomy itself. The issuing bodies span a state transportation agency (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), municipal retirement boards (City of Phoenix), and city employee health programs (City of Long Beach), reflecting broad public-sector reach across diverse operational functions.

The geographic spread includes California, Arizona, Florida, Texas, and Washington, with activity concentrated in occupational health, benefits administration, and medical staffing procurement. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance solicitation (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) for baseline and periodic examinations across 14 ferry system locations; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, maximum contract value $750,000 over five years) for disability benefit determinations; and Santa Clara County Health System's temporary health professional staffing pool solicitation (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) covering ancillary clinical specialties. The code shows no substantive activity aligned with its stated surgical scope and warrants verification against the issuing bodies' actual commodity classifications before pursuing this category.