UNSPSC 85631648: Release right ear skin, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release right ear skin, external 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 0HN2XZZ

UNSPSC 85631648 Release right ear skin, external approach is a Commodity-level code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code do not reflect surgical or otologic procedures; instead, they encompass inmate medical services procurement, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care delivery, peer support for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction. The source material suggests either a data-entry error in code assignment or a mismatch between the code's clinical scope (a specific ENT surgical procedure) and the kinds of healthcare services state and local governments actually buy through formal procurement.

The issuing bodies in the recent opportunities span a prison healthcare system (Columbus Consolidated Government's Finance Department purchasing on behalf of Muscogee County Prison), county human resources and benefits operations (Collier County Board of County Commissioners), county employee health programs (Monroe County Board of County Commissioners), a county behavioral health authority (San Mateo County Health BHRS), and a municipal fire department (Santa Monica Fire Department). None of these opportunities reflect procurement of surgical services or physician-performed otologic care. Geographic activity appears across Florida (Collier and Monroe counties), Georgia (Muscogee County), California (San Mateo County), and California municipalities (Santa Monica), but this geographic spread is coincidental to the code mismatch. Representatives recent opportunities include the Muscogee County Prison inmate medical and pharmacy services RFP (due May 15, 2026, with monthly medical costs currently at $95,537.71) and the Collier County Pharmacy Benefit Management Services RFP (due April 9, 2026, covering 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with historical spending near $8.7 million annually). The code as stated does not reflect actionable procurement categories for firms pursuing state and local healthcare contracts.