UNSPSC 85561448: Removal of intraluminal device from right ear, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of intraluminal device from right 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 09PHXDZ

UNSPSC 85561448 Removal of intraluminal device from right ear, external approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope describes a surgical procedure, but state and local procurement activity tagged under this code shows little relevant alignment. The recent opportunities in the source are soliciting medical evaluation services, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, specialty surgical carve-out benefit programs, and emergency medical services for youth in custody — none of which involve removal of intraluminal devices from the ear. The code appears to reflect procedural terminology from clinical classification systems rather than a procurement category that states and local governments actively use to buy goods or services in the commercial marketplace.

The issuing bodies in the source represent a mix of city retirement offices, county health systems, county probation departments, state transportation agencies, and municipal workforce benefits administrators across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. No recent opportunities in the source directly procure the service named in the code. State and local procurement professionals evaluating this code should recognize the mismatch between its clinical-procedure nomenclature and the absence of relevant solicitation activity; the code does not appear to support active buying patterns in state and local contracting.