UNSPSC 85561418: Supplement right external ear with synthetic substitute, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement right external ear with synthetic substitute, 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 09U0XJZ

UNSPSC 85561418 Supplement right external ear with synthetic substitute, external approach is a Commodity code showing no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure for external ear reconstruction, but the five most recent state and local contract opportunities tagged with this code cover inmate medical and pharmacy services (Muscogee County Prison), pharmacy benefit management for county employees (Collier County), virtual primary and urgent care services (Monroe County), peer support services for mental health workers (San Mateo County), and medical director services for a fire department (Santa Monica). None of these solicitations involve external ear supplementation, synthetic ear implants, or related otologic prosthetics or surgical supplies. The code appears to be a tagging mismatch in the state and local procurement database rather than a reflection of actual buying activity.

State and local procurement under this code does not warrant pursuit at this time. The absence of relevant opportunities and the systematic divergence between the code's clinical scope and the opportunities tagged to it indicate that either the code is rarely used for state and local procurement or that tagging errors have displaced legitimate opportunities from visibility. Business development professionals should monitor whether future solicitations in otologic implants, prosthetic devices, or related surgical supplies begin to appear under this code or under higher-level family or class codes that govern medical devices and surgical supplies more broadly.