UNSPSC 85561723: Replacement of right tympanic membrane with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of right tympanic membrane 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 09R70KZ

UNSPSC 85561723 Replacement of right tympanic membrane with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that exhibits minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure involving tympanic membrane replacement, yet the most recent opportunities tagged under it do not solicit surgical implant materials or related surgical supplies. Instead, state and local agencies posting under this code are procuring occupational medical surveillance services, independent medical evaluation services for pension and disability determinations, surgical benefit program management through Centers of Excellence networks, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing across multiple clinical categories. This represents a significant disconnect between the code's stated scope and actual buying activity.

The recent opportunities span diverse issuing bodies—the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (serving municipal pension boards), the City of Long Beach Human Resources Division, the Washington State Department of Transportation (on behalf of the Washington State Ferries), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and the County of Santa Clara Health System—and geographic coverage includes Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Representative solicitations include the Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) at $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification pool solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The divergence between the code's procedural-implant scope and the administrative and occupational health services actually being purchased suggests that this code may be misapplied by issuing procurement offices, or that the taxonomy does not capture the administrative and managed-care services dominating current activity.