UNSPSC 85561405: Revision of drainage device in left ear, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of drainage device in left ear, external approach. 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 09WJX0Z

UNSPSC 85561405 Revision of drainage device in left ear, external approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under this designation. Recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code concern occupational and disability medical services, pharmacy benefit management, medical staffing, and surgical procedure carve-outs—none of which align with otologic drainage device procedures. The code shows a fundamental mismatch between its nominal scope and current procurement activity, indicating either miscoding in the source data or repurposing of the code to span a broader and unrelated service domain than its title suggests.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with issuing bodies including city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal employee benefits programs (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara County Health System), county human services (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County), and county procurement offices. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's request for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminals (RFQ, due October 9, 2026), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-out management (due October 7, 2026, with go-live targeted April 1, 2027), and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services (initial term January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028, based on approximately $8.7 million in annual pharmacy spending). The code does not meaningfully segment the procurement landscape—the mismatch between code title and actual buying signals that business development professionals should verify the code classification before pursuing opportunities listed under it.