UNSPSC 85561115: Replacement of right tympanic membrane with nonautologous tissue substitute, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of right tympanic membrane with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 09R78KZ

UNSPSC 85561115 Replacement of right tympanic membrane with nonautologous tissue substitute, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic is a Commodity code that reflects a specific surgical procedure, but state and local procurement activity under this code shows little direct alignment with the nominal medical procedure taxonomy. Recent solicitations tagged to this code cover occupational health surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing, and specialty surgical carve-out benefit programs for public-sector health plans—none of which involve tympanic membrane replacement. The code appears to be a tagging artifact or misapplication; the actual buying patterns across recent opportunities span occupational medicine compliance services, medical record review and summarization for pension benefit determinations, managed pharmacy programs, and Centers of Excellence networks for voluntary surgical procedures within employee health benefits.

Activity is concentrated in state departments and county-level issuing bodies with health system or benefits administration roles. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) posted an occupational medical surveillance RFP for Washington State Ferries due October 9, 2026, requiring baseline and periodic examinations across 14 ferry locations; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office solicited independent disability medical evaluation services for pension benefit applications due October 16, 2026 with a $750,000 five-year ceiling; the City of Long Beach issued an RFP for surgical benefit carve-out services due October 7, 2026; Collier County posted a pharmacy benefit management RFP due April 9, 2026; and Santa Clara County Health System established a temporary clinical staffing pool due October 7, 2026 covering audiology, diagnostic imaging, orthopedic, surgical services, and other ancillary categories. Recent opportunities are geographically dispersed across California, Washington, Arizona, and Florida with no dominant jurisdiction. Given the mismatch between code taxonomy and actual procurement scope, vendors pursuing opportunities in occupational medicine, pension disability evaluation, pharmacy benefit management, or surgical benefit networks should verify code assignment during RFP review rather than rely on UNSPSC categorization alone.