UNSPSC 85561206: Release left external auditory canal, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release left external auditory canal, 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 09N47ZZ

UNSPSC 85561206 Release left external auditory canal, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual scope of work appearing in recent state and local solicitations tagged under it. The recent opportunities posted under this code involve inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support worker programs, and fire department medical director services—none of which are otologic or surgical procedures. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being solicited suggests that either the opportunities have been miscoded or the code itself does not accurately capture the breadth of healthcare procurement activity being classified under it by state and local purchasing offices.

The issuing bodies include county governments (Muscogee County in Georgia, Collier County in Florida, and Monroe County in Florida), a California county behavioral health department, and a California city fire department. Representative recent opportunities include Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 (due May 15, 2026) for inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison with a current monthly cost of $95,537.71; Collier County's RFP 25-8414 (due April 9, 2026) for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with historical annual pharmacy spending of $8.7 million; and Monroe County's RFP (due April 16, 2026) for virtual primary and urgent care services for 2,300 county members. Activity appears concentrated in Florida and Georgia, with one California opportunity. The code shows no decision-relevant alignment between its medical-procedure naming and the administrative healthcare services and workforce-support programs actually being purchased.