UNSPSC 85561515: Extirpation of matter from left external ear, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from 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 09C1XZZ

UNSPSC 85561515 Extirpation of matter from left external ear, external approach is a Commodity code whose nominal title describes a medical procedure, but the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code show no alignment with that clinical scope. The opportunities include comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county prison, pharmacy benefit management services for a county employee health plan, virtual primary care and urgent care services for county members, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and medical director services for a fire department EMS program. None of these solicitations involve ear surgery or otologic procedures. The issuing bodies are county governments and a city consolidated government purchasing on behalf of health departments, human resources divisions, and emergency services agencies. This code shows substantial mismatch between its procedural clinical descriptor and the actual procurement activity tagged to it in state and local systems.

The geographic spread includes Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), Georgia (Columbus Consolidated Government), California (San Mateo County), and California (Santa Monica), representing a dispersed multi-state set of issuers with no concentration in any single jurisdiction. Representative recent opportunities include the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 for inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison, posted April 15, 2026, with proposals due May 15, 2026; Collier County Board of County Commissioners' RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 enrolled employees and 4,800 covered members, with a due date of April 9, 2026; Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary care and urgent care services for approximately 2,300 county members, due April 16, 2026; and San Mateo County Health's RFP for peer support services for behavioral health workers, funded at $580,000 over three years. Business development professionals should verify that opportunities posted under this code are clinically relevant to their service offerings before investing pursuit effort, as the current tagging appears to reflect a systematic miscoding rather than genuine procurement of otologic services.