UNSPSC 85562320: Drainage of left external auditory canal with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left external auditory canal 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 099440Z

UNSPSC 85562320 Drainage of left external auditory canal with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code showing little relevant recent activity. The code's narrow medical procedure descriptor does not match the scope of the state and local solicitations posted under it. Recent opportunities tagged to this code include independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for state ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve drainage procedures or otologic intervention. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in how opportunities were tagged to the code or a fundamental disconnect between the code's clinical definition and its use in procurement systems.

No state and local procurement activity directly aligned with the code's stated scope—auditory canal drainage with endoscopic approach—appears in the recent opportunities block. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona), City of Long Beach (California), Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County (Florida), and County of Santa Clara (California) have all posted medical and health services solicitations recently, but none solicit drainage procedures or otologic services. This code does not currently signal purchasing intent in any jurisdiction tracked in the source material.