UNSPSC 85562101: Alteration of bilateral external ear with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to alteration of bilateral external ear with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 09023KZ

UNSPSC 85562101 Alteration of bilateral external ear with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under its nominal scope. The six state and local opportunities posted since mid-July 2026 and tagged with this code cover occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing pools, surgical procedure carve-out networks, and pediatric emergency medical services — none of which align with the surgical procedure named in the code's title. The issuing bodies span a state department (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara, Collier, Harris), and municipal retirement offices (Phoenix), reflecting a mix of health-service purchasing across multiple jurisdiction types, but the opportunities themselves do not reflect ear surgery procurement or any related specialty surgical services.

The geographic spread includes Washington State (occupational medical surveillance across ferry system locations), Arizona (Phoenix retirement medical evaluations), California (Long Beach and Santa Clara health services), Florida (Collier County pharmacy management), and Texas (Harris County juvenile detention medical services). Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services due October 9, 2026, and the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026, totaling $750,000 over five years. The code appears to have been applied as a catch-all classification for diverse healthcare procurement rather than for the specific surgical procedure it nominally describes, suggesting either data-entry error in source systems or systematic misclassification that limits its utility for tracking actual ear surgery or otologic procedure contracting at the state and local level.