UNSPSC 85561709: Replacement of left inner ear with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of left inner ear with synthetic 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 09RE0JZ

UNSPSC 85561709, Replacement of left inner ear with synthetic substitute, open approach, is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code nominally designates a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it reflect administrative health services, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary clinical staffing — none involving prosthetic inner ear replacement or comparable surgical implant procurement. State and local issuing bodies posting under this code include county health systems, municipal retirement offices, state transportation departments, and county boards of commissioners. The mismatch between the code's surgical-device scope and the health-services and staffing work being solicited suggests either miscoding by procurement offices or use of the code as a catch-all for medical-services contracting that does not fit narrower taxonomies.

The recent opportunities reflect a scatter across multiple states and service models: Phoenix's Retirement Office (Arizona) solicited independent medical evaluation services for public safety pension disability determinations through RFP RTMRFP26001 (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years); the City of Long Beach (California) requested proposals for a surgical-benefits carve-out program managing Centers of Excellence networks through RFP HR26753 (due October 7, 2026); Washington State Department of Transportation solicited occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers through RFP RFP20260825 (due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026); Santa Clara County Health System (California) established a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories through RFSQHHSFY270052 (due October 7, 2026); and Collier County (Florida) requested pharmacy benefit management services through RFP 25-8414 (due April 9, 2026, covering approximately 2,400 employees with historical annual drug spending around $8.7 million). No procurement of inner-ear prosthetics or comparable implant devices appears in the available opportunities.