UNSPSC 85562245: Inspection of left ear, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to inspection of 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 09JJ4ZZ

UNSPSC 85562245 Inspection of left ear, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code with minimal relevance to recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific clinical procedure (endoscopic ear inspection), but the six recent opportunities posted under it span unrelated health services and benefits administration — pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, surgical procedure networks, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, youth detention medical care, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these solicitations involve otologic endoscopy or the diagnostic procedure the code describes.

The recent opportunities instead reflect broader state and local demand for managed healthcare services, benefits administration, and clinical workforce solutions across multiple jurisdictions. The Arizona City of Phoenix Retirement Office sought independent medical evaluation services for disability pension applicants (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026); the Washington State Department of Transportation procured occupational health surveillance for ferry system employees (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); the City of Long Beach requested a surgical specialty carve-out program for its Anthem PPO plan (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026); Collier County in Florida posted a pharmacy benefit management RFP covering approximately $8.7 million in annual pharmacy spending (RFP 25-8414); Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth (071626BNM, due September 25, 2026); and Santa Clara County Health System established a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code appears to have been assigned to these opportunities through taxonomy misalignment rather than genuine procurement activity in ear-specific endoscopy. Business development professionals should treat this code as low-signal for actual buying activity in otologic procedures or related specialty care.