UNSPSC 85562109: Alteration of right 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 right 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 09003KZ

UNSPSC 85562109, Alteration of right external ear with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach (Commodity), shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure on the external ear—does not match the nature of recent opportunities posted under this classification. State and local buying activity tagged to this code centers on occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, specialty surgical carve-outs for employee health plans, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these services involve alteration of external ear tissue. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county human resources and health systems (Collier County, Santa Clara County, Harris County), municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix), and municipal employee benefit programs (City of Long Beach). The code appears to be a data-classification mismatch rather than an active procurement category with relevant recent opportunity volume.

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Washington State, California (Santa Clara, Long Beach), Arizona (Phoenix), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), though the diversity of issuing bodies and service types suggests the code is used inconsistently rather than reflecting a coherent commodity category. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026), and the Santa Clara County Health System's qualification-based RFQ for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). Given the pronounced disconnect between the code's stated definition and the services actually being purchased, pursuit under this code designation is not recommended without clarification of the classification or confirmation that the purchasing entity has correctly tagged the opportunity.