UNSPSC 85562316: Drainage of left tympanic membrane with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left tympanic membrane with drainage device, 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 099840Z

UNSPSC 85562316 Drainage of left tympanic membrane with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the state and local contract opportunities recently posted under this classification. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure — endoscopic drainage of the left ear using a percutaneous device — yet the recent solicitations tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability pension determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical center-of-excellence networks, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these activities involve tympanic membrane procedures or ear surgery. The mismatch suggests either a systematic coding error in the sourced opportunities or a fundamental divergence between the code's intended scope and how state and local procurement offices are currently applying it.

The recent opportunities show activity from Arizona, California, Washington, and Florida jurisdictions — a city retirement board (Phoenix), large cities (Long Beach), state departments of transportation (Washington), county probation departments (Harris County, Texas), county health systems (Santa Clara, California; Collier County, Florida), and health authorities — but none of the work involves the surgical procedure the code nominally describes. Given the absence of relevant recent procurement activity under this code's actual scope, practitioners should treat this code as presenting little current opportunity value for ear surgery-related products or services.