UNSPSC 85561021: Revision of hearing device in left inner ear, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of hearing device in left inner ear, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic. 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 09WE8SZ

UNSPSC 85561021 Revision of hearing device in left inner ear, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic is a Commodity code whose recent state and local posting activity shows no solicitations aligned with the nominal scope of the code. The six state and local contract opportunities recently posted under or near this code span occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Ferries), independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations (City of Phoenix), surgical procedure carve-outs and Centers of Excellence networks (City of Long Beach), emergency and specialty medical services for youth in custody (Harris County Juvenile Probation), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), and temporary ancillary health professional staffing (County of Santa Clara Health System). None of these solicitations address hearing device implantation, revision, or endoscopic procedures. The code appears to have been assigned to opportunities in error or as a catch-all classification where a more precise medical procedure or occupational health services code was unavailable.

Activity under this code spans state agencies, county governments, and municipal health systems across Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington, with no dominant repeat buyer pattern evident in the recent postings. The disconnect between the code's stated scope—surgical revision of an implanted hearing device—and the actual opportunities being solicited suggests that state and local procurement offices may be using this code to tag health services contracts where more specific or applicable UNSPSC commodities do not exist in their taxonomy implementations. Firms pursuing work in occupational health screening, medical management services, or ancillary health professional staffing should not rely on this code to surface relevant opportunities; instead, monitor state and local solicitations directly or use broader Family-level health services classifications to identify active procurement activity.