UNSPSC 85561501: Release left external auditory canal, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release left external auditory canal, 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 09N4XZZ

UNSPSC 85561501 Release left external auditory canal, external approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The five recent opportunities tagged to this code reflect substantial mismatches with the code's nominal medical/surgical scope: they include inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county prison facility, pharmacy benefit management for a county health plan, virtual primary and urgent care services for a county workforce, peer support services for mental health peer workers, and fire department medical director services. None of these solicitations concern otologic or external auditory canal procedures, and the code appears to have been applied without alignment to the actual work being procured.

The geographic spread of the few recent opportunities spans Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), Georgia (Muscogee County), California (San Mateo County), and California (Santa Monica), with no apparent concentration in any state. The issuing bodies include county governments, a county health plan, and a fire department, but the diversity of services and the fundamental mismatch between the code label and the work actually being bought signal that this code is not a reliable indicator of state and local procurement activity worth pursuing.