UNSPSC 85561138: Removal of drainage device from left ear, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of drainage device from left ear, 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 09PJ70Z

UNSPSC 85561138 Removal of drainage device from left ear, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope — a specific surgical procedure on the ear — does not align with the recent opportunities tagged under it in the available source material. The six most recent state and local contract opportunities posted between July and September 2026 that reference this code instead solicit occupational medical surveillance services (Washington State Department of Transportation), independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations (City of Phoenix), surgical procedure carve-out benefits management (City of Long Beach), emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (County of Santa Clara Health System). None of these opportunities involve ear drainage device removal or any comparable procedure-specific medical service.

The issuing bodies include state transportation and health departments, county health systems and probation authorities, and municipal retirement offices, but the mismatch between the code's procedural definition and the actual scope of recent solicitations suggests either miscoding in the state and local procurement system or that this specific UNSPSC code does not currently reflect active buying activity in state and local markets. Vendors evaluating entry into this code should verify directly with procurement offices whether opportunities are being tagged correctly and whether there is genuine demand for services matching the code's nominal description.