UNSPSC 85562342: Alteration of right external ear with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to alteration of right external ear with nonautologous 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 09004KZ

UNSPSC 85562342 Alteration of right external ear with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows no alignment between its nominal medical-procedure scope and the actual work state and local governments are soliciting under this classification. The recent opportunities posted against this code are occupational health screening, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing, independent medical evaluation services, and surgical carve-out plan administration — none of which involve ear surgery or otologic procedures. This represents a clear mismatch between the UNSPSC taxonomy assignment and the procurement activity the code is capturing in practice, suggesting either a systematic coding error in state and local procurement systems or incidental tagging that does not reflect true commodity intent.

The issuing bodies include a state transportation department (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems and probation departments (Santa Clara County Health System, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners), city pension offices and municipal employee-benefit programs (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach), and a county government entity managing health-care consortium purchasing (Collier County). Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no indication that the code is concentrating activity in any single state or region. Because the code does not genuinely track state and local procurement for ear-surgery procedures or related otologic services, it is not a meaningful category for business development focus in this sector.