UNSPSC 85561118: Replacement of right tympanic membrane with nonautologous tissue substitute, via natural or artificial opening

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. 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 09R77KZ

UNSPSC 85561118 Replacement of right tympanic membrane with nonautologous tissue substitute, via natural or artificial opening (Commodity) shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific otologic surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities tagged under this code reflect broader occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluation, surgical benefit administration, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve tympanic membrane replacement or related surgical procedures.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and what is actually being solicited indicates that this Commodity code does not currently represent active state and local procurement for the procedure it names. Issuing bodies across the surveyed opportunities — the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and County of Santa Clara Health System — are buying occupational and employee health administration, benefit management, and staffing services rather than otologic surgery or tissue substitutes. No representative recent solicitations under this code involve tympanic membrane replacement, surgical implants, or related medical devices. The geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida, but these jurisdictions' recent activity is unrelated to the code's surgical procedure classification.