UNSPSC 85801532: Immobilization of left upper arm using splint

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a placement intervention or procedure to immobilization of left upper arm using splint. 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 2W3BX1Z

UNSPSC 85801532 Immobilization of left upper arm using splint, a Commodity code, does not align with the scope of work state and local governments are actually buying under this code based on recent state and local opportunities. The recent solicitations tagged to this code—including clinical laboratory services, lead sample analysis, occupational health screenings, drug testing, pharmaceutical benefit management, wastewater testing, and inmate medical services—reflect a mismatch between the code's nominal scope (medical orthopedic devices for limb immobilization) and the actual procurement activity, which centers on diagnostic laboratory testing, occupational health services, and clinical operations support. State and local buyers using this code designation are in fact procuring clinical laboratory testing, specimen collection and analysis, occupational medicine and screening services, drug and alcohol testing, and related diagnostic support across health departments, corrections facilities, veterans centers, school districts, and county medical services.

The issuing bodies span state health and human services departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Department of Public Health, Michigan DHHS, Colorado Department of Human Services, Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs, Nevada Purchasing Division), county and municipal health offices (Harris County, Hillsborough County, Brevard County, Collier County, Marion County Oregon, Solano County California), school districts (Austin ISD, Northside ISD, Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD), and specialized public entities (District of Columbia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, state police, fire departments, veterans centers). Recent opportunities cluster in Texas, Kentucky, Michigan, Illinois, and Florida, with activity also in Georgia, Oregon, Nevada, Colorado, and at the federal level through cooperative purchasing programs. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's lead sample analysis services IFB (due July 31, 2026) requiring EPA-recognized NLLAP laboratory accreditation; the Illinois Department of Human Services' clinical laboratory services IFB for 14 mental health and developmental disability facilities (due August 4, 2026) with a 7% Business Enterprise Program goal; the Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs' multiple medical laboratory services RFPs across veterans centers in Bowling Green, Thomson-Hood, and Western Kentucky facilities (due dates April 22 through June 2, 2026); and the Austin Independent School District's occupational screening and drug and alcohol testing RFP (due July 15, 2026). The code shows substantial recent activity but with scope misalignment that suggests either systematic misclassification at the source or that state procurement offices are using this commodity code to tag a broader family of clinical and diagnostic services beyond orthopedic immobilization devices.