UNSPSC 85561539: Alteration of bilateral external ear with synthetic substitute, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to alteration of bilateral external ear with synthetic substitute, 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 0902XJZ

UNSPSC 85561539 Alteration of bilateral external ear with synthetic substitute, external approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope — a surgical procedure involving synthetic external ear alteration — does not match the recent opportunities tagged under it, which encompass occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, disability medical evaluations, surgical carve-out benefit programs, and youth detention healthcare services. None of these solicitations involve otologic or reconstructive ear surgery. The mismatch suggests either a systematic misclassification in the source system or that this code is not actively used by state and local procurement offices for substantive commodity purchasing.

No recent state and local contract opportunities for external ear alteration procedures are present in the source material. The opportunities posted under this code between late July and mid-September 2026 span Washington State Ferries occupational health screening (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix disability medical evaluations (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), Collier County pharmacy benefit management (RFP 25-8414, due April 9, 2026), the County of Santa Clara temporary health professional staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026), and others—none involving ear reconstruction or otologic procedures. This code does not represent an active procurement category for state and local buyers and warrants deprioritization unless source-data quality improves.