UNSPSC 85561611: Revision of hearing device in left inner ear, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of hearing device in left inner ear, open 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 09WE0SZ

UNSPSC 85561611 Revision of hearing device in left inner ear, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. Recent opportunities tagged under this code do not involve hearing device revision or otologic procedures; instead, they span independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, surgical care networks, specialty medical staffing, and emergency healthcare for detained youth. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure on a hearing device—and the breadth of medical administration and staffing services posted against it suggests either systematic mistagging by issuing bodies or a fundamental disconnect between the UNSPSC taxonomy and current public procurement practice in healthcare administration.

State and local issuing bodies across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington have posted opportunities recently under this code that bear no relationship to otologic surgery. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona) solicited independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations; the City of Long Beach (California) sought a surgical care carve-out program covering multiple procedure types; the Washington State Department of Transportation requested occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry locations; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas) issued an RFI for emergency and specialty care in detention settings; Collier County (Florida) procured pharmacy benefit management; and the County of Santa Clara Health System (California) built a temporary staffing pool across ancillary clinical categories. No recent opportunity involves hearing device implantation, revision, or removal. Absent alignment between the code's stated scope and active solicitation records, this code does not represent a viable pursuit category for firms providing otologic or hearing-aid services to state and local buyers.