UNSPSC 85561220: Extraction of right tympanic membrane, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extraction of right 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 09D77ZZ

UNSPSC 85561220 Extraction of right tympanic membrane, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code whose nominal scope describes a specific clinical procedure; however, recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little relevance to the code's surgical definition. The opportunities posted under 85561220 span occupational and disability medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, specialty surgical procedure networks through Centers of Excellence, and emergency/specialty services for youth in custody — none of which involve tympanic membrane extraction. The issuing bodies are primarily state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Collier County, Harris County, Santa Clara County), and municipalities (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach). State and local procurement offices appear to have tagged these health-care administration and staffing opportunities with 85561220 as a catch-all medical-services code, creating a mismatch between the code's surgical specificity and the work actually being bought.

The geographic spread spans Washington, Arizona, California, Texas, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP (RTMRFP26001) for independent medical evaluation and disability record summary services for approximately 75 annual pension-board disability benefit applications, due October 16, 2026 at $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP (RFP20260825) for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations, due October 9, 2026 with a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive qualified vendor pool solicitation (RFSQHHSFY270052) for temporary health professional staffing across 13 clinical ancillary categories, due October 7, 2026. The code's nominal scope and recent purchasing activity diverge substantially, suggesting either systematic miscoding by issuing procurement offices or that the code has become a default repository for health-care services unrelated to surgical procedures.