UNSPSC 85561322: Excision of left eustachian tube, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of left eustachian tube, 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 09BG7ZZ

UNSPSC 85561322 Excision of left eustachian tube, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that does not align with actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, independent medical evaluations for disability benefit determinations, surgical procedure carve-out networks, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve eustachian tube surgery or surgical procedures at the commodity level. The code appears to be a clinical procedure taxonomy item misapplied to administrative health services and staffing procurement. State and local buyers tagging opportunities under this code are not purchasing surgical interventions themselves but rather contracting for medical evaluation services, occupational health surveillance programs, pharmacy administration, and temporary clinical staffing to support operational and benefits programs.

The issuing bodies include county health systems (Santa Clara County Health System, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), county commissioners and retirement boards (Collier County, City of Phoenix), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), and municipal governments (City of Long Beach). Recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office requesting independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit applications with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026); the Washington State Department of Transportation soliciting occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers across 14 locations (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference August 31, 2026); the City of Long Beach seeking a surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit program for employees and retirees (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026); and Santa Clara County Health System establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code shows little meaningful recent activity aligned with its stated scope; the mismatch between the eustachian tube surgery commodity and the health services procurement actually occurring suggests categorization error rather than active market demand under this code.