UNSPSC 85561548: Alteration of right external ear with autologous 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 autologous 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 0900X7Z

UNSPSC 85561548 Alteration of right external ear with autologous tissue substitute, external approach is a Commodity code nominally describing a specific surgical procedure; however, recent state and local procurement activity posted under this code bears no substantive relationship to otologic surgery or tissue grafting. The six recent opportunities solicited are for occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Ferries), disability evaluation services (City of Phoenix), surgical benefit carve-out programs (City of Long Beach), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), temporary health professional staffing pools (County of Santa Clara Health System), and emergency medical services for detained youth (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department). These solicitations span public pension administration, employee health benefits, occupational health compliance, pharmacy network management, temporary clinical staffing, and county detention healthcare — none of which aligns with reconstructive otologic procedures or autologous tissue grafting. The issuing bodies are county governments, state transportation departments, city employee-benefits offices, county health systems, and juvenile-justice authorities, reflecting broad state and local healthcare administration and occupational health purchasing rather than surgical specialty services.

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, and Texas, with no concentration in any single state or region. The code shows a fundamental tagging error: state and local procurement offices have systematically applied this surgical-procedure commodity code to general healthcare service procurements that fall outside its intended scope. The most recent opportunities are the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP (due October 16, 2026 at $750,000 over five years), and the City of Long Beach's surgical-benefit carve-out RFP (due October 7, 2026). The code presents minimal commercial relevance to firms pursuing contracts for reconstructive otologic services or tissue-graft procedures under state and local procurement vehicles; the mismatch suggests that queries against this UNSPSC code will yield predominantly irrelevant results in healthcare administration and occupational health rather than surgical specialty procurement.