UNSPSC 85561758: Removal of drainage device from left ear, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of drainage device 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 09PJ00Z

UNSPSC 85561758, Removal of drainage device from left ear, open approach (Commodity), shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure specific to otologic intervention; however, the recent opportunities tagged to this code do not align with the surgical procedure scope. Instead, the opportunities reflect broader health services procurement spanning independent medical evaluations, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical carve-out programs for municipal and county employees and beneficiaries. None of these solicitations involve the removal of drainage devices from the ear or otologic procedures generally. The mismatch suggests either a tagging error in the source data or that this code is being used as a catch-all classification for health services contracts that do not fit narrower clinical procedure codes.

State and local buyers posting under this code include municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix), city human resources departments (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (County of Santa Clara), county detention authorities (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), and county benefits consortiums (Collier County). Recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services to support disability determinations for public safety personnel (due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification-based solicitation for temporary ancillary health professional staffing (due October 7, 2026). The code shows geographic scatter across multiple states and issuing-body types but demonstrates no coherent recent procurement pattern tied to otologic procedures. Firms should verify code alignment with procurement offices before submitting proposals.