UNSPSC 85562064: Drainage of right tympanic membrane, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right tympanic membrane, 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 09973ZZ

UNSPSC 85562064 Drainage of right tympanic membrane, percutaneous approach (Commodity) shows a mismatch between its nominal medical-procedure scope and recent state and local solicitation activity. The code's clinical title suggests procurement of a specific otologic surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities posted under this code do not involve tympanic drainage or otologic surgery. Instead, issuing bodies are soliciting for independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories. None of these solicitations involve the drainage procedure the code nominally describes.

The recent opportunities span diverse issuing bodies—city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal employee health programs (Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile probation departments (Harris County), county health systems (Collier County, Santa Clara County)—and represent geographically dispersed activity across Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's request for independent medical evaluation services (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) supporting disability determinations for approximately 75 annual cases at a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation's request for occupational medical surveillance services (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) covering baseline, periodic, and exit examinations across 14 ferry system locations; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) establishing a non-exclusive vendor pool across 13 ancillary clinical categories with no guaranteed volume. The code designation appears to reflect a data-entry or taxonomy-assignment error rather than genuine procurement demand for the specific procedure named.