UNSPSC 85562105: Alteration of left 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 left 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 09013KZ

UNSPSC 85562105 Alteration of left external ear with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect actual state and local procurement activity in the source material. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure on the external ear—bears no relation to the recent opportunities posted under this code. The six most recent state and local solicitations tagged to this code solicit independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories. None of these services involve surgical alteration of the external ear, and no opportunities in the block describe ear surgery or related otologic procedures.

The issuing bodies include city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipalities (Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington), county probation authorities (Harris County), county human resources and benefits programs (Collier County), and county health systems (Santa Clara). The geographic spread spans Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. The code shows little relevant recent activity and the mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the broad health services actually being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding in the state and local procurement systems or that this Commodity code is not an appropriate tag for the health administration and staffing services being purchased.