UNSPSC 85561738: Replacement of right external ear with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of right external ear 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 09R00KZ

UNSPSC 85561738 Replacement of right external ear with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The six recent opportunities tagged under this code — independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefits carve-out administration, occupational medical surveillance, youth detention healthcare, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — are administrative, clinical support, and staffing services that do not align with the code's nominal scope of surgical tissue replacement procedures. The mismatch between the code's clinical definition and the actual work being solicited suggests either systematic tagging error or that state and local procurement offices are using this Commodity code as a catch-all for health-related contracts that lack a more precise classification.

The recent opportunities span multiple states and issuing bodies: the City of Phoenix (Arizona) is procuring disability medical evaluation and record summary services with a $750,000 maximum over five years due October 16, 2026; the City of Long Beach (California) is seeking surgical procedure carve-out management for a health plan covering 3,800 enrolled members with proposals due October 7, 2026; the Washington State Department of Transportation is requesting occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations with proposals due October 9, 2026; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas) is issuing an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth with responses due September 25, 2026; Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) is soliciting pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 7,200 members with historical annual drug spending of $8.7 million; and the County of Santa Clara Health System (California) is establishing a temporary health professional staffing pool across 13 ancillary categories with proposals due October 7, 2026. The code does not reflect active procurement aligned with its stated clinical definition.