UNSPSC 85561516: Extirpation of matter from right external ear, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from 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 09C0XZZ

UNSPSC 85561516 Extirpation of matter from right external ear, external approach (Commodity) does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code. The six recent opportunities posted under this UNSPSC between July and September 2026 span occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, surgical procedure carve-outs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth—none of which involve otologic procedures or matter removal from the external ear. This code either has been mis-applied by issuing bodies to medical services solicitations that do not match its nominal scope, or it carries little meaningful recent activity in state and local procurement.

The issuing bodies include county governments (Collier County, Harris County, Santa Clara County), city agencies (Phoenix Retirement Office, Long Beach), and a state transportation department (Washington State Department of Transportation), with geographic spread across Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. The representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations (responses due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Ferries RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 locations statewide (responses due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara RFP establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing (responses due October 7, 2026). Given the consistent mismatch between code definition and actual solicitation scope across multiple states and jurisdictions, this code does not represent a usable procurement signal for business development targeting state and local health services contracting.