UNSPSC 85561913: Drainage of left middle ear, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage 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 09960ZZ

UNSPSC 85561913 Drainage of left middle ear, open approach is a Commodity-level code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The five recent opportunities posted under this code—inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county prison, pharmacy benefit management for a county employee health plan, virtual primary and urgent care services for county employees, peer support services for mental health workers, and a fire department medical director contract—do not align with otologic surgical procedures. The code's nominal scope (a specific surgical drainage procedure) bears no relation to the healthcare administration, employee benefit management, and mental health support services actually being solicited in the posted opportunities.

The geographic spread of postings includes Georgia (Muscogee County Prison), Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), California (San Mateo County), and California again (Santa Monica), but these opportunities do not represent procurement under the surgical-procedure code itself. No evidence supports active state and local government demand for drainage-of-middle-ear procedures under this UNSPSC category. The mismatch between the code's surgical definition and the administrative and managed-care services posted suggests either miscategorization of opportunities or minimal actual purchasing activity in this code's intended scope.