UNSPSC 85561218: Extraction of left tympanic membrane, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extraction of left tympanic membrane, 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 09D87ZZ

UNSPSC 85561218 Extraction of left tympanic membrane, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The six recent opportunities tagged to this code—spanning independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—do not align with the code's nominal scope of otologic surgical procedures. None of the posted solicitations involve tympanic membrane extraction, audiological diagnostics, or ear, nose, and throat services. The mismatch suggests either systematic mis-tagging by issuing bodies or that this code is not actively used for state and local procurement in the categories it nominally describes.

If the code does represent legitimate state and local buying activity for tympanic membrane procedures, that activity is not surfacing in recent posted notices. The opportunities appearing in the dataset reflect broader healthcare administration, occupational medicine, and staffing needs rather than procedural surgical services. Business development professionals should verify independently whether this code generates actual procurement volume through alternative sources, such as cooperative purchasing catalogs, blanket service agreements with hospital systems, or direct negotiations outside the posted-notice stream. The current record does not support pursuit based on recent visible solicitation activity.