UNSPSC 85561423: Reposition left external ear, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition left external 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 09S1XZZ

UNSPSC 85561423 Reposition left external ear, external approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The five most recent opportunities posted under this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services (Columbus Consolidated Government), pharmacy benefit management for county employees (Collier County, Florida), virtual primary and urgent care services (Monroe County, Florida), peer support services for mental health workers (San Mateo County, California), and fire department medical direction (Santa Monica Fire Department). None of these solicitations involve otologic surgery, ear repositioning procedures, or external ear surgical interventions of any kind. The code appears to be a mismatch with the actual work state and local governments are soliciting under its current assignment.

The opportunities posted against this code reflect general healthcare procurement across diverse issuing bodies—county governments managing correctional health systems, human resources divisions procuring pharmacy benefit administration, public health departments contracting for virtual care delivery, county behavioral health services, and municipal fire departments seeking medical oversight. Geographic activity spans Florida, California, and Georgia. The persistent misalignment between the code's nominal scope (otologic surgery) and the healthcare administration and support services actually being solicited suggests either a data-entry error in the tagging system or a categorical assignment problem at the source. State and local procurement professionals evaluating this code for surgical service opportunities should treat the recent activity as non-representative and seek clarification from the issuing jurisdictions on accurate code assignment before pursuing this segment.