UNSPSC 85562336: Alteration of bilateral external ear with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to alteration of bilateral external ear with autologous tissue substitute, 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 090247Z

UNSPSC 85562336 Alteration of bilateral external ear with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that describes a highly specific surgical procedure; however, recent state and local procurement activity does not align with this narrow clinical definition. The six recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability benefit determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans, pharmacy benefit management, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve the otologic procedure the code nominally describes. State and local agencies issuing under this code include a city retirement office (Phoenix), a state transportation department (Washington), a county health system (Santa Clara), a county juvenile probation department (Harris County), a county board of commissioners (Collier County), and a city employee benefits office (Long Beach). The mismatch between code name and actual procurement scope suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing agencies or database tagging errors within the state and local opportunity aggregator.

Activity is distributed across Arizona, Washington, California, Florida, and Texas. Representative solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years) to support disability benefit determinations for public safety pension boards; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminal and shipyard locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, pre-bid conference August 31, 2026); the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFQ to establish a multi-category temporary health professional staffing pool (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026, non-exclusive, no guaranteed volume); and the City of Long Beach's RFP for a surgical procedure carve-out benefit program serving approximately 3,800 employees and retirees (HR26753, due October 7, 2026, anticipated contract execution April 1, 2027). Given the absence of otologic surgery opportunities and the broad divergence between code definition and actual procurement, this code shows no meaningful activity for firms specializing in the described surgical procedure.