UNSPSC 85561669: Resection of right eustachian tube, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to resection of right eustachian tube, 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 09TF0ZZ

UNSPSC 85561669 Resection of right eustachian tube, open approach is a Commodity code whose nominal taxonomy label bears no meaningful relationship to the state and local procurement activity currently posted under it. The recent opportunities tagged to this code show no solicitations for surgical procedures, medical devices, or hospital services aligned with the code's clinical descriptor. Instead, the opportunities span occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, disability medical evaluations for pension systems, and surgical procedure carve-out benefit administration — none of which involve eustachian tube resection or similar procedural interventions. The mismatch suggests either a systematic classification error in the procurement system or misapplication of the code during RFP posting. State and local issuing bodies appear to be using this code as a catch-all for health services administration and benefits management rather than for the specific surgical procedure the code nominally describes.

The recent opportunities originate from diverse issuing bodies: city retirement boards (Phoenix), county health systems (Santa Clara, Collier County, Harris County), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), and municipal employee benefit programs (City of Long Beach). Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) supporting disability benefit determinations for public safety personnel; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFQ for occupational medical surveillance (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) covering baseline and periodic examinations at 14 ferry system locations; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification-based RFP for temporary health professional staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) establishing a non-exclusive vendor pool across 13 ancillary clinical categories with no guaranteed volume. Given the classification mismatch, pursuit under this code carries material risk of bidding misaligned work.