UNSPSC 85631653: Reattachment of right ear skin, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reattachment of 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 0HM2XZZ

UNSPSC 85631653 Reattachment of right ear skin, external approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope does not align with recent state and local procurement activity posted under this classification. The source contains no recent opportunities for surgical reattachment procedures. Instead, the code is currently tagged to solicitations for occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit evaluations, specialty medical networks, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and youth detention medical services — none of which involve ear reconstruction or reattachment surgery. State and local procurement offices appear to be using this code as a catch-all for medical services and health benefit administration rather than for the orthopedic surgical procedure the code nominally describes.

The issuing bodies posting under this code span multiple jurisdictions: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluation for pension disability determinations), the City of Long Beach (surgical carve-out benefits for city employees), the Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries (occupational medical surveillance), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty care for detained youth), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary ancillary health professional staffing). Geographic activity concentrates in California, Arizona, Washington, Florida, and Texas. Recent representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years and a proposal due date of October 16, 2026, and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance due October 9, 2026 with a two-year base term and optional five one-year extensions. Given the mismatch between the code's stated scope and actual procurement activity, this code presents limited relevance for vendors focused on surgical services.