UNSPSC 85562322: Drainage of right 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 right 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 099340Z

UNSPSC 85562322 Drainage of right external auditory canal with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect what state and local governments are actually buying under this tag. Recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational health surveillance, pension-board medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical carve-out networks for employee health plans, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for youth detention — none of which relate to the code's stated scope of a specific otologic surgical procedure. The mismatch appears systemic rather than occasional; the sourced opportunities involve administrative health services, benefit plan management, and staffing procurement, not surgical drainage interventions. State and local issuing bodies are using this code to tag health-services contracting broadly, diverging significantly from its narrow clinical procedure designation.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with issuing bodies including county human resources and procurement offices, city retirement systems, state transportation agencies, county health systems, county juvenile justice departments, and county benefits consortia. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) supporting disability determinations for approximately 75 annual pension applications at a $750,000 five-year ceiling; the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members (RFP 25-8414, with a historical spend of approximately $8.7 million annually); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's request for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code shows low relevance to current procurement intent and little decision value for vendors focused on the code's nominal scope.