UNSPSC 85561833: Extirpation of matter from left auditory ossicle, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from left auditory ossicle, 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 09CA0ZZ

UNSPSC 85561833, Extirpation of matter from left auditory ossicle, open approach, is a Commodity code with no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code—independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical procedure carve-outs for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—are unrelated to the code's stated scope of surgical intervention on auditory ossicles. These solicitations span occupational health programs, administrative medical services, and clinical staffing arrangements, none of which align with the specific surgical procedure the code nominally describes.

State and local procurement offices appear to have tagged these opportunities with an incorrect UNSPSC code. The code does not surface procurement demand for the service it nominally describes, and the opportunities listed under it do not reflect auditory ossicle surgery or related otologic procedures. Practitioners should verify UNSPSC code alignment with issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities in this code family, or consider whether the underlying work qualifies under alternative codes reflecting the actual service categories being solicited.