UNSPSC 85561841: Extirpation of matter from left external ear, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from left external 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 09C10ZZ

UNSPSC 85561841 Extirpation of matter from left external ear, open approach (Commodity) does not align with state and local government procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure on the external ear; however, the recent opportunities posted under this code encompass inmate healthcare management, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care and urgent care services, peer support for mental health workers, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve surgical extirpation or ear procedures. The code appears to be a mislabeling or data-entry error in the state and local procurement systems that tagged these opportunities.

The source contains no recent opportunities that actually match the surgical scope implied by the UNSPSC code name. The five most recent postings under this code — from Muscogee County Prison (Georgia), Collier County (Florida), Monroe County (Florida), San Mateo County (California), and Santa Monica Fire Department (California) — all concern administrative healthcare services, population health management, and clinical staffing, not procedural medicine. Until the code is corrected or state and local procurement offices retag opportunities more accurately, this code does not represent a reliable procurement signal for parties pursuing surgical or otolaryngological services.