UNSPSC 85561451: Removal of drainage device from left tympanic membrane, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of drainage device from left tympanic membrane, 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 09P8X0Z

UNSPSC 85561451 Removal of drainage device from left tympanic membrane, external approach is a Commodity code with little relevance to recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure—removal of a tympanostomy tube from the ear—but recent opportunities tagged under this code do not involve otologic procedures or medical device removal. Instead, the opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical center-of-excellence networks, and emergency youth detention healthcare services. The issuing bodies include state departments of transportation, county health systems, county probation departments, cities, and municipal retirement boards. This mismatch between the code's narrow clinical scope and the broad healthcare administration and occupational health services actually being solicited suggests either a tagging error or substantial mission creep in how the code is applied at the state and local level.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Arizona, Washington, California, Florida, and Texas, with the most visible concentration in larger metropolitan areas and state health systems. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for public safety disability determinations (due October 16, 2026, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's solicitation for a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026, non-exclusive, multiple-award). These opportunities do not address the tympanostomy tube removal procedure named in the code, indicating that vendors pursuing work under this code will see minimal actionable activity unless the tagging issue is corrected at the source level.