UNSPSC 85631663: Extirpation of matter from right ear skin, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from 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 0HC2XZZ

UNSPSC 85631663 Extirpation of matter from right ear skin, external approach is a Commodity code that shows no alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a clinical dermatological procedure, yet the six recent opportunities posted under this code span independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-outs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve extirpation or ear-skin procedures. The mismatch suggests either a systematic tagging error in the underlying procurement platform or that this code has been repurposed in state and local taxonomies to denote broader medical evaluation and management services rather than the specific procedure the code name suggests.

The recent opportunities sourced under this code originate from geographically dispersed issuing bodies: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona), the City of Long Beach (California), the Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (California). The most concrete recent activity is the City of Phoenix's RFP 26001 for independent medical evaluation services posted September 16, 2026 with an October 16, 2026 due date, budgeted at $750,000 over five years and focused on disability benefit determinations for public safety personnel. The Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP 20260825 for occupational medical surveillance services, posted August 25, 2026 with an October 9, 2026 due date and pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026, requires licensed physicians board-certified in occupational medicine to conduct examinations across 14 ferry locations. Given the procedural mismatch between the code name and current solicitation content, this category appears to warrant clarification from state procurement offices before pursuing opportunities tagged under it.