UNSPSC 85561547: Alteration of right external ear with synthetic substitute, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to alteration of right 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 0900XJZ

UNSPSC 85561547 Alteration of right external ear with synthetic substitute, external approach is a Commodity code that does not align with actual state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure on the external ear; however, recent opportunities tagged under this code reflect general healthcare administration, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefits management, emergency medical services for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve external ear surgery or synthetic ear substitutes. The mismatch between the code's narrow surgical scope and the breadth of health services being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding or a fundamental disconnect between the UNSPSC taxonomy and how state and local procurement offices apply it to healthcare contracts. State and local governments are not buying ear reconstruction services under this code; they are buying administrative medical services, occupational health programs, pharmacy networks, and staffing pools.

The geographic and issuing-body spread of recent opportunities reflects fragmented healthcare procurement across multiple jurisdictions and service lines. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona) posted an RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026; the City of Long Beach (California) posted an RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefits due October 7, 2026; the Washington State Department of Transportation posted an RFP for occupational medical surveillance due October 9, 2026; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas) posted an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth due September 25, 2026; and Collier County (Florida) posted an RFP for pharmacy benefit management services with a past-due deadline of April 9, 2026. The County of Santa Clara Health System (California) posted an RFSQ for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories due October 7, 2026. Activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington, with no clear concentration in any single state or jurisdiction type. The lack of coherence between the code definition and actual buying patterns suggests this code carries minimal procurement significance for state and local business development purposes.