UNSPSC 85561100: Structures of the ear, natural or artificial opening-part B

This class includes one or more of 22 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the structures of the ear via natural or artificial opening. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 09.

UNSPSC 85561100 Structures of the ear, natural or artificial opening—part B is a Class code that shows no recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope; the solicitations tagged to this code involve occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-outs, emergency and specialty medical services for youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which concern ear structures or related medical devices or prosthetics. The code appears to be a tagging mismatch rather than a signal of active buying in this product or service family.

Recent opportunities posted under this UNSPSC code span Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office disability medical evaluation services), California (City of Long Beach surgical benefit program, County of Santa Clara Health System temporary health professional staffing), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation occupational medical surveillance), Florida (Collier County Pharmacy Benefit Management), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department specialty and emergency medical services). The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, municipal health plans, state transportation departments, county human resources and health systems, and juvenile justice authorities. No repeat buyers appear across the recent opportunities. The mismatch between the code's stated focus and the actual scope of solicitations posted under it suggests that either the code is being applied incorrectly by issuing bodies or the code's definition has drifted from current procurement practice. For accurate activity tracking in this commodity family, verification of the correct UNSPSC designation is warranted.