UNSPSC 85561546: Alteration of right external ear with nonautologous tissue substitute, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to alteration of right external ear with nonautologous tissue 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 0900XKZ

UNSPSC 85561546, Alteration of right external ear with nonautologous tissue substitute, external approach, is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity posted under it. The six recent opportunities span occupational medical surveillance services, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefits management through Centers of Excellence networks, specialty and emergency medical care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve surgical alteration of the external ear or tissue-substitute procedures. The issuing bodies include a state transportation department (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems and departments (Santa Clara County Health System, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners), and city retirement and human resources offices (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach). This code shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and what state and local governments are actually buying under the taxonomy label.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Washington, Arizona, California, Texas, and Florida, with no dominant jurisdiction. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers across 14 locations, due October 9, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations, due October 16, 2026 at a $750,000 maximum over five years; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories, due October 7, 2026. The code's placement does not reflect the administrative healthcare, occupational health compliance, and workforce staffing services dominating current state and local procurement under this label.