UNSPSC 85811918: Introduction of radioactive substance into ear, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a administrative intervention or procedure to introduction of radioactive substance into ear, via natural or artificial opening. This administrative 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 3E0B7HZ

UNSPSC 85811918 Introduction of radioactive substance into ear, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a clinical procedure involving radioactive material introduction through the ear canal, yet the recent opportunities posted under this code span telehealth urgent care, nursing home placement beds, employee health clinics, cancer screening, occupational health services, and opioid-use-disorder treatment—services entirely unrelated to radioactive medicine or otologic procedures. This mismatch between the code's medical taxonomy label and the work actually being solicited suggests either tagging error by issuing bodies or that the code has become a catch-all classification for state and local health services procurement that does not fit elsewhere.

The recent opportunities show a fragmented issuing-body mix across states and municipal types: Inland Empire Health Plan (California), DeKalb County (Georgia), Nevada Health Authority, San Mateo County (California), Boulder County Sheriff's Office (Colorado), City of Ocala (Florida), Cobb County (Georgia), Rockland County Department of Mental Health (New York), and others. Geographic activity clusters in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, and Nevada, with additional activity in Texas, New Jersey, New York, and Oregon. Representative solicitations include the Nevada Health Authority's RFP for Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) operations (proposals due December 10, 2026), the San Mateo County Cancer Registry Services procurement (proposals due November 6, 2026), and the City of Phoenix cancer screening services contract for approximately 14,000 city employees with a maximum annual value of $3,500,000 (proposals due February 2, 2026). If your firm pursues state and local health services, this code's recent activity provides minimal signal; the commodity classification itself is not a useful filtering tool for bid monitoring or opportunity identification in this space.