UNSPSC 85562018: Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from left ear, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from left 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 09PJ3KZ

UNSPSC 85562018 Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from left ear, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the scope of work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities tagged to this code cover occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, specialty medical carve-out benefits for government employees, pharmacy benefit management administration, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in custody — none of which involve removal of tissue substitutes from the ear or percutaneous surgical procedures. This appears to be a systematic classification mismatch rather than a sampling anomaly; the code shows no recent opportunities aligned with its stated scope.

The geographic and issuing-body distribution of the misclassified opportunities spans multiple state and local jurisdictions: the City of Phoenix (Arizona), City of Long Beach (California), Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County (Florida), and Santa Clara County Health System (California). Because the opportunities are not genuinely procurement activity under this code's scope, the code does not present a meaningful basis for business development targeting in the state and local market. If pursuit of healthcare-related services in the state and local space is the objective, vendors should identify the correct UNSPSC codes for medical staffing, benefits administration, occupational health services, and specialty medical networks rather than work from this code.