UNSPSC 85561232: Excision of right tympanic membrane, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision 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 09B77ZZ

UNSPSC 85561232, Excision of right tympanic membrane via natural or artificial opening, is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity posted under it. The source shows no recent opportunities actually soliciting tympanic membrane excision procedures or surgical services matching this code's nominal scope. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code cover occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability benefit determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve the specific surgical procedure the code describes.

The mismatch between code and actual procurement signals either a tagging error in the state and local procurement system or a fundamental misalignment of how this code is being applied. The code shows little relevant recent activity for the narrow procedural service it nominally names. Firms pursuing work in occupational medicine, disability evaluation, managed care networks, or clinical staffing may encounter this code in the procurement systems of the City of Phoenix, Washington State Department of Transportation, County of Santa Clara Health System, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, City of Long Beach, and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, but the code itself does not accurately describe the work being solicited. Business development professionals should verify the intended UNSPSC categorization with issuing bodies before responding to opportunities tagged under this code.