UNSPSC 85562026: Removal of autologous tissue substitute from right ear, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of autologous tissue substitute from 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 09PH37Z

UNSPSC 85562026, Removal of autologous tissue substitute from right ear, percutaneous approach, is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure code, but the six recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code reflect administrative and operational healthcare services—independent medical evaluation for disability retirement determinations, surgical benefit carve-out management, occupational medical surveillance, specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve the removal of autologous tissue substitutes or ear-specific procedures. The mismatch suggests either a tagging error in the source data or that this code has been incorrectly applied to healthcare services procurement unrelated to its surgical procedure scope.

No relevant recent opportunities exist under this code's actual surgical scope. The tagged solicitations represent medical administration, benefits management, and staffing procurement across Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington state by city retirement offices, city human resources departments, state departments of transportation, county probation departments, county healthcare systems, and county procurement divisions. Practitioners evaluating this code for surgical device procurement, otolaryngology supplies, or tissue banking services should verify whether state and local agencies are actually acquiring these items under alternative UNSPSC codes or whether the code remains inactive in this market.