UNSPSC 85801047: Change cast on left hand

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a placement intervention or procedure to change cast on left hand. This placement 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 2W0FX2Z

UNSPSC 85801047 Change cast on left hand is a Commodity code with little relevance to recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes orthopedic casting supplies or services, yet the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for casts, casting materials, or orthopedic cast application services. Instead, the opportunities posted under this code span clinical laboratory testing, occupational health examinations, drug and alcohol screening, phlebotomy services, dialysis treatment, nursing staffing for medically fragile students, telehealth urgent care, fire department medical surveillance, and billing services—none of which align with the code's stated scope. The mismatch between the UNSPSC category label and the actual procurement activity suggests either a systematic tagging error in the source data or that the code is being used as a placeholder for health-related services broadly rather than for orthopedic casting specifically.

State and local buyers posting opportunities under this code span school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida), county corrections departments (Escambia County, Florida), county health systems (Santa Clara County, California; San Mateo County, California), state health agencies (Illinois Department of Human Services, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Nevada Purchasing Division), transit authorities (Dallas Area Rapid Transit), fire departments and municipalities (Boulder County Sheriff's Office, City of Austin, Northside Independent School District, Trophy Club Fire Department), and specialized authorities such as mental health centers and veterans affairs departments. Geographic spread includes Florida, California, Illinois, Texas, Colorado, Washington, Michigan, Kentucky, New York, Georgia, Ohio, Nevada, Arizona, North Carolina, and the District of Columbia. Representative opportunities include Hillsborough County Public Schools' sole-source procurement for 1:1 nursing staffing for medically fragile students (RFP 25619SSDDST, due December 2, 2025), Escambia County Corrections Department's RFP for onsite chronic dialysis services (RFP PD2526121, due November 3, 2026), and the State of Illinois Department of Human Services' IFB for clinical laboratory services across 14 mental health and developmental disability facilities (IFB B-52955, due August 14, 2026). This code shows no recent activity aligned with its nominal scope and warrants investigation into whether it is misconfigured in the source procurement system.