UNSPSC 85562230: Removal of synthetic substitute from left ear, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of synthetic substitute from left ear, percutaneous endoscopic 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 09PJ4JZ

UNSPSC 85562230, Removal of synthetic substitute from left ear, percutaneous endoscopic approach, is a Commodity code that shows no meaningful alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a highly specific surgical procedure—endoscopic removal of an artificial ear implant—yet the six opportunities posted between July and September 2026 under this code span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, independent disability medical evaluations, surgical center-of-excellence networks, temporary health professional staffing, and youth detention healthcare services. None of these solicitations involve otologic implant removal or any otologic procedure whatsoever. The code appears to have been applied to health-related procurement broadly rather than to the specific procedure its name denotes, suggesting a tagging or classification error in the source data rather than genuine market demand for the coded service.

Given this disconnect, the code offers no reliable signal for business development purposes. Firms seeking opportunities in occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluation, pharmacy benefits, or ancillary clinical staffing should reference their respective UNSPSC families rather than this Commodity code. The geographic spread of recent activity—Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington—reflects general health-sector procurement by cities, counties, and special-purpose health systems, but none of it relates to the ear-surgery procedure the code nominally describes.