UNSPSC 85561818: Inspection of right tympanic membrane, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to inspection of right 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 09J70ZZ

UNSPSC 85561818 Inspection of right tympanic membrane, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity for state and local procurement. The recent opportunities tagged to this code — independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — do not align with otologic examination or tympanic membrane inspection as a discrete procurement line item. State and local governments do procure medical services, but they typically bundle tympanic membrane inspection within broader occupational health, occupational medicine, or comprehensive medical evaluation contracts rather than as a standalone commodity. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being solicited suggests this code may not be the appropriate match for business development targeting state and local buyers.

No state and local opportunities specifically soliciting tympanic membrane inspection services or otologic examination as a primary deliverable appear in recent postings. Buyers pursuing occupational medicine or comprehensive disability evaluations (such as the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluations or Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP) may implicitly include ear, nose, and throat assessment within a broader medical examination scope, but these are classified and solicited under different UNSPSC codes reflecting their primary function — disability determination or occupational health surveillance — rather than under this commodity code.