UNSPSC 85562343: Alteration of right external ear with synthetic 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 synthetic 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 09004JZ

UNSPSC 85562343, Alteration of right external ear with synthetic substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach, is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the six recent opportunities posted under it involve independent medical evaluation services for disability retirement determinations, surgical benefit carve-out program administration, occupational health surveillance, emergency and specialty medical care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve ear surgery or otologic procedures. The mismatch indicates either a data-classification error in the source material or that the code is being used as a catch-all for medical services unrelated to its stated scope.

The issuing bodies span state agencies, county governments, and municipal health systems: the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational surveillance), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (disability medical evaluations), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefits administration), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (youth detention medical services), Collier County (pharmacy benefit management), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary clinical staffing). Geographic activity includes Washington, Arizona, California, Texas, and Florida. Because the code's nominal definition does not match the work actually being solicited, this category does not present a coherent procurement opportunity for business development purposes.