UNSPSC 85561222: Extirpation of matter from left tympanic membrane, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from 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 09C87ZZ

UNSPSC 85561222 Extirpation of matter from left tympanic membrane, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The recent opportunities posted under this code bear no substantive connection to the code's nominal scope of otologic surgical procedure. Instead, the opportunities span independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, youth detention healthcare, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which address tympanic membrane procedures or the specialized otolaryngologic services the code nominally describes.

The mismatch between code designation and actual procurement activity suggests either data-entry error in the tagging process or a classification framework that does not align with the work state and local agencies are actually buying. Business development professionals should treat this code as unreliable for procurement pipeline planning. The opportunities listed — medical record review and disability determination support for Phoenix's public safety pension boards, surgical procedure networks for Long Beach's employee health plan, occupational health exams for Washington State Ferries, emergency and specialty care for Harris County's detained youth, pharmacy management for Collier County, and temporary ancillary clinical staffing for Santa Clara Health System — represent distinct medical administrative and staffing services but carry no signal for otologic surgery or tympanic procedures.