UNSPSC 85801263: Change traction apparatus on right upper arm

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a placement intervention or procedure to change traction apparatus on right upper arm. 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 2W0AX0Z

UNSPSC 85801263 Change traction apparatus on right upper arm is a Commodity code that shows minimal recent alignment with state and local government procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code predominantly involve healthcare staffing, laboratory services, occupational health examinations, and medical equipment maintenance—work that bears no connection to the code's nominal scope of changing traction devices on human limbs. Hillsborough County Public Schools posted a Notice of Intent to Purchase Single/Sole Source for supplemental nursing services (staffing for medically fragile students) on October 19, 2026, due December 2, 2025; Inland Empire Health Plan in California issued an RFI for virtual urgent care services on October 16, 2026, due October 31, 2026; and Escambia County Corrections requested proposals for mobile dialysis services on October 7, 2026, due November 3, 2026. These are all substantive medical service procurements, yet none involves traction apparatus repair or replacement.

The code exhibits activity across a diverse issuing-body mix—school districts, health plans, county corrections departments, county health systems, state health agencies, and fire departments—concentrated in Florida, Texas, California, Illinois, and Nevada. However, the work actually being solicited under the tag bears no relationship to orthopedic traction devices. The mismatch between the code's intended scope and the actual procurements it has captured suggests either systematic miscoding at the source or that the code is being used as a catchall for clinical and occupational health services. Firms pursuing contracts in medical staffing, laboratory testing, occupational health screening, or emergency medical services may find opportunities within this code's recent activity, but the nominal UNSPSC definition does not serve as a reliable guide to procurement intent. State and local buyers should verify scope and deliverables directly in each opportunity notice rather than relying on the code label.