UNSPSC 85561755: Removal of synthetic substitute from left ear, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of synthetic substitute from left ear, 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 09PJ0JZ

UNSPSC 85561755 Removal of synthetic substitute from left ear, open approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure—bears no meaningful relation to the work state and local governments are actually procuring under this code. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, independent medical evaluation services for public safety pension boards, surgical procedure carve-out networks for employee health plans, specialty medical services for youth in custody, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these solicitations involve ear surgery or removal of prosthetic ear devices. The code shows a systematic mismatch between its clinical-procedure taxonomy label and the purchasing activity it captures in state and local procurement systems.

The issuing bodies across recent opportunities include city retirement offices (Phoenix), city human resources departments (Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara), county probation departments (Harris County), and county procurement offices (Collier County). Geographic activity centers on Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with scattered county-level procurement across multiple states. Because the code's nominal scope does not align with the actual solicitations, the purchasing pattern reflects either a persistent data-entry or classification error in state and local procurement systems, or the code serves as a fallback category for health services that do not fit other designated UNSPSC codes. Firms pursuing work in occupational health, medical surveillance, pension disability evaluations, or health plan administration should verify code alignment through direct RFP review rather than rely on this code's taxonomy label alone.