UNSPSC 85561102: Resection of left tympanic membrane, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to resection of left tympanic membrane, 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 09T87ZZ

UNSPSC 85561102 Resection of left tympanic membrane, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that does not align with the actual work state and local governments are soliciting under this tag. The recent opportunities posted against this code span occupational medical surveillance, disability-benefit independent medical evaluations, surgical procedure networks, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency detention healthcare—none of which involve tympanic membrane resection or otologic surgery. The code appears to have been incorrectly applied to administrative and operational health services procurement rather than specific surgical procedures.

The issuing bodies include county human resources departments (Collier County), county health systems (Santa Clara County Health System), county juvenile justice agencies (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), and municipal employee health benefits divisions (City of Long Beach). Geographic spread covers Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP (due October 16, 2026) for disability medical evaluation services; Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP (due October 9, 2026) for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFSQ (due October 7, 2026) establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories. The mismatch between code title and actual procurement scope suggests either systematic miscoding by these jurisdictions or a taxonomy application error that limits the utility of this code's recent-opportunity record for supplier targeting.