UNSPSC 85561945: Alteration of bilateral external ear, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to alteration of bilateral 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 09020ZZ

UNSPSC 85561945 Alteration of bilateral external ear, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope and actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code do not include surgical procedures, otologic services, or any clinical work related to ear alteration. Instead, the opportunities posted in the past four months span comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care platforms, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction—none of which involve the surgical intervention the code nominally describes. The issuing bodies include county governments (Muscogee County, Georgia; Collier County, Florida; Monroe County, Florida; and Santa Mateo County, California), a city fire department (Santa Monica), and county-level behavioral health divisions.

The geographic spread of tagged opportunities includes Georgia, Florida, and California, though the code's actual activity does not reflect a coherent procurement pattern. Recent representative opportunities include the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 (posted April 15, 2026, due May 15, 2026) for inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison with an annual medical cost of approximately $95,537.71 monthly; Collier County's RFP 25-8414 (posted April 9, 2026, due April 9, 2026) for pharmacy benefit management services covering 2,400 employees and 4,800 members with historical annual pharmacy spending near $8.7 million; and Monroe County's RFP (posted March 14, 2026, due April 16, 2026) for virtual primary and urgent care services for 2,300 county members. The code assignment appears to be a data-quality issue—the UNSPSC 85561945 designation does not reflect the healthcare service categories actually being purchased, and business development professionals should verify the correct commodity codes before pursuing opportunities in correctional healthcare, employee health benefits, or virtual care services.