UNSPSC 85561631: Supplement left auditory ossicle with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement left auditory ossicle with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 09UA0KZ

UNSPSC 85561631 Supplement left auditory ossicle with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code with no recent state and local procurement activity that aligns with its nominal scope. The code describes a specific surgical procedure for ossicular chain reconstruction using tissue substitutes — a narrow medical service that does not appear in the recent opportunities block. The opportunities posted under this code instead reflect healthcare administration and management services: inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care platforms, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction. None of these solicitations involve ossicular implantation or related otologic surgery. State and local procurement offices appear to have tagged these opportunities with an audit-code taxonomy entry that does not match the work actually being bought, suggesting a classification mismatch in the underlying procurement system rather than genuine market demand for the procedure itself.

No representative contracting activity under UNSPSC 85561631 that reflects its stated scope has been posted recently. Firms evaluating this code should treat the mismatch as a signal to verify procurement-system taxonomy accuracy before pursuing work against it, or to focus on the healthcare administration and management services categories the recent opportunities actually reflect, which fall under different UNSPSC codes. The code shows no decision-relevant activity for medical-device or surgical-services vendors pursuing ossicular implant contracts with state and local buyers.