UNSPSC 85561944: Bypass right inner ear to endolymphatic with autologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass right inner ear to endolymphatic with autologous tissue substitute, 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 091D070

UNSPSC 85561944 Bypass right inner ear to endolymphatic with autologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that maps to a surgical procedure classification, but recent state and local contract opportunities show little relevant procurement activity under this code's nominal scope. The recent solicitations tagged to this code span independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, surgical procedure carve-out benefits, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which align with the specific otologic surgical procedure the code describes. State and local procurement systems appear to have misclassified or mislabeled these opportunities under this Commodity code rather than selecting codes that match their actual scope of work.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the opportunities posted suggests this code sees minimal relevant procurement activity within state and local government. Practitioners should verify code classification during opportunity evaluation and consider that opportunities in occupational health, benefits administration, and temporary clinical staffing — the work actually being solicited — are likely tagged to different, more appropriate UNSPSC classifications. The recent activity spanning Phoenix's retirement office, Long Beach's surgery benefit program, Washington State Ferries' occupational medical surveillance, Harris County's youth detention healthcare, Collier County's pharmacy benefit management, Santa Clara Health System's temporary staffing pool, and other jurisdictions reflects genuine state and local healthcare and benefits procurement, but none represents the surgical procedure this Commodity code nominally describes.