UNSPSC 85561143: Removal of drainage 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 drainage 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 09PH80Z

UNSPSC 85561143 Removal of drainage device from right ear, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic (Commodity) shows a significant mismatch between the code's nominal scope—a specific otologic surgical procedure—and actual state and local procurement activity recorded under it. The recent opportunities posted under this code involve occupational health surveillance, pension disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-outs for municipal employees, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical services for detained youth. None of these solicitations involve removal of drainage devices from ears or any otologic intervention. The code appears to be a medical taxonomy error in state or local procurement systems rather than a reflection of genuine buying activity for the service named.

The geographic spread of recent opportunities spans Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach, Santa Clara County), Washington (State Department of Transportation), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County), but these jurisdictions are pursuing general occupational and employee health services, not procedures identified in the code name. No representative recent opportunities align with the code's stated commodity scope. State and local buyers should verify their UNSPSC coding for occupational medicine, disability evaluation services, and employee health benefit administration—which are the services actually being solicited—rather than reference this drainage-device code.