UNSPSC 85561141: Removal of intraluminal device from right ear, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of intraluminal device from right ear, 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 09PH8DZ

UNSPSC 85561141 Removal of intraluminal device from right ear, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure code; however, the six recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical center-of-excellence carve-outs, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical services for detained youth. These solicitations do not involve intraluminal device removal or otologic surgery. The mismatch suggests either tagging error by issuing bodies or use of this code as a catch-all for health services procurement where more precise UNSPSC taxonomy is unavailable.

The issuing bodies include a state department (Washington State Department of Transportation), two counties (Harris County in Texas and Collier County in Florida), a county health system (Santa Clara County Health System in California), a city retirement office (Phoenix, Arizona), and a city government (Long Beach, California). Recent activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office requesting independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit applications (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation seeking occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers across 14 statewide locations (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing in ancillary clinical categories (RFQ RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code shows no genuine activity in device removal or otologic procedures and merits low priority unless issuing bodies correct the underlying classification.