UNSPSC 85561523: Drainage of right external auditory canal, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right 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 0993XZZ

UNSPSC 85561523 Drainage of right external auditory canal, external approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope—a specific otologic surgical procedure—bears no relation to the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The six most recent opportunities posted under this code solicited independent medical evaluation services for public safety pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out administration for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical disciplines. None of these solicitations involve drainage of the external auditory canal or any otologic intervention. The mismatch suggests a classification error in the state and local procurement system rather than genuine market activity under the code's stated scope.

State and local buyers posting opportunities under this code include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (RFP RTMRFP26001, independent medical evaluations, response due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach (RFP HR26753, surgical benefit program administration, response due October 7, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation (RFP RFP20260825, occupational medical surveillance, response due October 9, 2026), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (RFI 071626BNM, emergency and specialty medical services, response due September 25, 2026), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (RFP 25-8414, pharmacy benefit management, response due April 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (RFSQHHSFY270052, temporary health professional staffing qualification pool, response due October 7, 2026). Activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The code as currently indexed in state and local procurement systems does not reflect genuine medical-surgical commodities and warrants review for correct taxonomic alignment.