UNSPSC 85561745: Repair left tympanic membrane, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair left tympanic membrane, 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 09Q80ZZ

UNSPSC 85561745 Repair left tympanic membrane, open approach is a Commodity code nominally describing a specific surgical procedure, but the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code show no alignment with otologic surgical services. Instead, the opportunities posted under this code are: inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county prison system, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care services for county members, peer support services for mental health workers, and fire department medical direction. None of these solicitations involve tympanic membrane repair or any related otologic work. The code appears to be a miscategorization or data-entry error in the state and local procurement systems posting these opportunities, and vendors in surgical services, otolaryngology, or hospital-based care should not treat this code as a reliable indicator of actual buying activity in those fields.

Because the opportunities posted under this code are unrelated to its nominal scope, this code does not represent a meaningful market signal for businesses pursuing state and local procurement contracts in repair of tympanic membranes or any related otologic services. Vendors reviewing this code should verify the UNSPSC classification directly with issuing bodies before bidding, as the categorization appears unreliable for this particular commodity code.