UNSPSC 85631676: Drainage of right ear skin with drainage device, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right ear skin with drainage device, 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 0H92X0Z

UNSPSC 85631676 Drainage of right ear skin with drainage device, external approach is a Commodity code that appears in state and local procurement systems with no recent substantive activity directly aligned to its medical procedure scope. The code nominally describes a specific otologic surgical intervention — drainage of external ear infections or fluid collections via percutaneous or transcutaneous approach — yet the six recent state and local opportunities tagged under or near this code reflect a systematic mismatch: they solicit independent medical evaluation services, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, surgical benefit carve-outs through Centers of Excellence, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, and temporary clinical staffing across ancillary health professions. None of these solicitations seek drainage procedures, ear-specific interventions, or related medical devices. The issuing bodies are a mix of city retirement pension boards (Phoenix), city benefits administration (Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington), county health systems (Santa Clara), county probation authorities (Harris County), and county benefits offices (Collier County) — a span of administrative health and human services functions rather than active procurement for the procedure itself.

Geographic distribution across recent postings spans Arizona, California, Washington, and Florida, with no concentration in any single state or region. The most concrete recent opportunities are the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP (due October 16, 2026) for independent medical evaluation services totaling up to $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP (due October 9, 2026) for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFQ (due October 7, 2026) for a qualified vendor pool of temporary clinical staffing. The code's assignment to these opportunities suggests either data-entry error or use of a catch-all medical taxonomy marker by procurement offices unfamiliar with UNSPSC surgical procedure coding. Vendors should verify actual solicitation scope carefully before pursuing; the code as named carries minimal current relevance to state and local procurement volume.