UNSPSC 85801578: Immobilization of right upper leg using cast

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a placement intervention or procedure to immobilization of right upper leg using cast. 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 2W3NX2Z

UNSPSC 85801578 Immobilization of right upper leg using cast is a Commodity code that sits at odds with the state and local procurement activity currently posted under it. The recent solicitations tagged with this code do not reflect casting or orthopedic immobilization services; instead, they span clinical laboratory testing, occupational health and wellness examinations, drug and alcohol screening, pharmacy benefit management, postmortem testing, medical staffing, and employee health services across mental health facilities, veterans centers, fire departments, school districts, counties, and state health agencies. The code's nominal scope—orthopedic casting for lower-limb immobilization—bears no apparent relation to the work state and local governments are actually sourcing under this UNSPSC designation, suggesting either a systematic tagging error in procurement systems or misalignment between the code taxonomy and operational procurement activity.

The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span state health departments (Illinois, Texas, Colorado, Michigan, Kentucky), county governments (Harris, Collier, Brevard, Muscogee, Marion, Hillsborough), municipalities and independent school districts (Austin, Northside, Henry County Fire, Trophy Club Fire), transit authorities, and specialized public agencies such as medical examiners' offices and veterans affairs departments. No repeat buyers emerge clearly from the recent opportunities, though Kentucky's Department of Veterans Affairs appears multiple times across different facility-specific laboratory contracts, and Texas health and human services entities (HHSC, DSHS, Texas Animal Health Commission) post repeatedly for diagnostic and occupational health testing. The geographic spread includes concentrated recent activity in Texas (lead testing, occupational surveillance, statewide drug screening, wastewater microbiology testing), Kentucky (five separate laboratory services procurements for veterans centers), Florida (medical exams, histology, pharmacy management), Michigan (drug screening, laboratory services), Georgia (occupational medicine, fire department physicals), and Colorado (clinical STAT laboratory services), with additional activity in Oregon, Nevada, Illinois, and the District of Columbia. Representative recent solicitations include the Illinois Department of Human Services Bureau of Pharmacy and Clinical Support Services IFB for laboratory services across 14 mental health facilities (due August 4, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB for lead sample analysis requiring EPA-NLLAP accreditation (due July 31, 2026 with HUB subcontracting at 26 percent), the State of Nevada RFP for statewide clinical laboratory testing across 21 rural clinics with 5 percent Nevada-business preference (due July 13, 2026), and the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners ITB for comprehensive occupational wellness examinations for 1,300 fire rescue members at an estimated $2.48 million over three years (due July 21, 2026). The code shows significant recent procurement volume but minimal relevance to orthopedic casting services.