UNSPSC 85561849: Excision of left middle ear, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of left middle 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 09B60ZZ

UNSPSC 85561849 Excision of left middle ear, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with state and local government procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent solicitation records tagged under it do not reflect procurement of surgical services, medical device supplies, or operating-room capability. Instead, the five most recent state and local opportunities posted under this code cover comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management administration, virtual primary and urgent care platform services, peer support for peer workers in behavioral health, and fire department emergency medical services medical direction — none of which involve otologic surgery or the specific procedure the code names.

The mismatch between code and actual buying activity renders the code of limited utility for business development targeting. The issuing bodies include county corrections departments, county human resources divisions managing employee health benefits, county boards of commissioners overseeing public health or employee services, county behavioral health departments, and municipal fire departments. Geographic activity spans Florida (Collier County, Monroe County), Georgia (Muscogee County), and California (San Mateo County, Santa Monica). Representative recent opportunities include the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP for inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison (posted April 15, 2026, due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered dependents (posted and due April 9, 2026), and Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services for approximately 2,300 county members (posted March 14, 2026, due April 16, 2026). The code appears to be a data-quality issue in the procurement taxonomy assignment rather than a category of sustained state and local buying activity.