UNSPSC 85561724: Replacement of right tympanic membrane with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of right tympanic membrane 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 09R70JZ

UNSPSC 85561724 Replacement of right tympanic membrane with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure; however, the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code bear no substantive relationship to otologic surgery or tympanic membrane repair. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated scope. The six posted opportunities instead span occupational medical surveillance services (Washington State Ferries), independent medical evaluations for disability pension determinations (City of Phoenix), surgical carve-out benefit programs for municipal employees (City of Long Beach), emergency and specialty medical care for youth in custody (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical specialties (County of Santa Clara Health System). None of these solicitations procure implantable devices, surgical supplies, or procedure-specific medical equipment.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either a systematic miscoding issue in the state and local procurement systems posting these opportunities, or that UNSPSC 85561724 is being applied as a catch-all medical services classification rather than a true commodity designation. The issuing bodies—state transportation departments, county governments, municipal agencies, health systems, and public pension boards—are diverse, and the geographic spread spans Washington, Arizona, California, and Florida. Without any recent opportunities genuinely aligned to tympanic membrane replacement products or services, this code is not a viable pursuit target for vendors in medical device, implant, or otologic surgery supply categories.