UNSPSC 85562010: Revision of drainage device in right ear, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of drainage device in right ear, percutaneous 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 09WH30Z

UNSPSC 85562010 Revision of drainage device in right ear, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope describes a surgical procedure code, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it show minimal alignment with that clinical description. The six posted opportunities span disability medical evaluations for pension boards, surgical benefits carve-outs for municipal health plans, occupational medical surveillance, specialty healthcare for youth in custody, pharmacy benefit management services, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve ear drainage device revision. State and local procurement offices appear to have applied this code inconsistently or as a catch-all for health care services procurement. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, municipal human resources departments, state transportation agencies, county probation and health authorities, and regional health systems, reflecting the broad institutional footprint of health plan and occupational health administration across state and local government.

Recent activity centers on Arizona, California, and Washington. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted RFP RTMRFP26001 on September 16, 2026 (due October 16, 2026) for independent medical evaluation services including disability record review and physician examination scheduling over a five-year term with a $750,000 maximum value. The Washington State Department of Transportation posted RFP RFP20260825 on August 25, 2026 (due October 9, 2026) for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry terminals statewide, requiring physicians board-certified in occupational medicine. The City of Long Beach posted RFP HR26753 on August 26, 2026 (due October 7, 2026) for surgical and medical procedure carve-outs through Centers of Excellence networks for approximately 3,800 plan members. Santa Clara County Health System posted RFSQHHSFY270052 on July 7, 2026 (due October 7, 2026) establishing a non-exclusive qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across thirteen ancillary clinical categories. The code shows substantial activity but with poor semantic fit to its stated clinical procedure scope, signaling either upstream tagging error or systematic misclassification by procurement offices.