UNSPSC 85561424: Reposition right external ear, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition right 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 09S0XZZ

UNSPSC 85561424 Reposition right external ear, external approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities posted under this code instead cover healthcare services procurement including inmate medical and pharmacy management, pharmacy benefit administration, virtual primary and urgent care delivery, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve external ear repositioning surgery. State and local issuing bodies posting opportunities under this code include county governments (Muscogee County, Georgia; Collier County, Florida; Monroe County, Florida; Santa Mateo County, California) and municipal departments (Santa Monica Fire Department, California), spanning medical services for correctional facilities, employee health plan administration, virtual care platforms, and behavioral health support.

Geographic activity centers on Florida, Georgia, and California, with recent opportunities posted between February and April 2026. The Muscogee County Prison RFP (due May 15, 2026) solicits comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services under an annual contract with two years base and three optional one-year renewals, with current monthly spend at $95,537.71; the Collier County PBM RFP (deadline April 9, 2026) covers pharmacy benefit management for 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with historical annual spend around $8.7 million; the Monroe County virtual care RFP (due April 16, 2026) seeks 24/7 primary and urgent care services for 2,300 county members effective October 1, 2026; San Mateo County BHRS is funding a peer support pilot at $580,000 over three years (RFP posted February 2025); and Santa Monica Fire Department issued an RFP for a three-year fire department medical director engagement (posted September 2025). The systematic mismatch between the code's surgical procedure title and the healthcare administration work actually being bought suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or a data quality issue that warrants verification before pursuing opportunities tagged to this code.