UNSPSC 85562867: Extirpation of matter from right mastoid sinus, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from right mastoid sinus, percutaneous 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 09CB3ZZ

UNSPSC 85562867 Extirpation of matter from right mastoid sinus, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual scope of state and local government activity tagged under it in recent solicitations. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure on the mastoid bone, but the recent opportunities posted under this code are unrelated to mastoid surgery and instead cover occupational medical surveillance, disability benefits medical record summaries, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, Centers of Excellence networks for specialty surgical procedures, and emergency medical services for youth in detention. No recent solicitation actually involves mastoid sinus procedures, indicating either a systematic miscoding or a data-quality issue in how the opportunities have been tagged to this code. The code shows little if any relevant recent activity aligned with its stated scope.

The mismatch between the code's nominal definition and the opportunities listed suggests this code is not a reliable signal for procurement activity in state and local markets. Business development professionals should verify the actual UNSPSC codes assigned to opportunities of genuine interest rather than relying on this code as a targeting mechanism.