UNSPSC 85562019: Removal of synthetic substitute from left ear, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of synthetic 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 09PJ3JZ

UNSPSC 85562019 Removal of synthetic substitute from left ear, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal medical procedure scope and the health-system purchasing activity being tagged to it in recent state and local solicitations. The code appears in opportunities for occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency/specialty medical services for detained youth — none of which involve the specific otologic procedure the code name describes. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include county health systems, county retirement offices, state transportation departments, county procurement offices managing benefits, and county juvenile justice agencies. The activity spans administrative health services contracting, benefits program management, occupational health compliance, and emergency medical provisioning rather than a narrow surgical procedure line.

Recent opportunities posted between July and September 2026 demonstrate the breadth of misalignment: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office sought independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026); the Washington State Department of Transportation's Ferries division requested occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry terminals in Washington state (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); the County of Santa Clara Health System established a temporary health professional staffing vendor pool across 13 ancillary clinical specialties (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026); the City of Long Beach sought a surgical benefits carve-out program for Centers of Excellence (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026); Collier County Procurement Services issued an RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering 2,400 employees and 4,800 members (RFP 25-8414, closed April 9, 2026); and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department posted an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (RFI 071626BNM, due September 25, 2026). The code shows no recent procurement activity in California, Washington, Arizona, Florida, and Texas concentrated on the specific otologic procedure its name specifies, suggesting either systematic coding error across multiple jurisdictions or that this UNSPSC code has drifted substantially from its intended scope in state and local practice.