UNSPSC 85801730: Removal of brace on left toe

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a placement intervention or procedure to removal of brace on left toe. 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 2W5VX3Z

UNSPSC 85801730 Removal of brace on left toe is a Commodity code. The code's nominal name describes a specific orthopedic procedure, but recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code does not align with that scope. Instead, the opportunities solicited under 85801730 are predominantly clinical and diagnostic laboratory services—including lead sample analysis, postmortem testing, occupational health screening, drug and alcohol testing, wastewater microorganism surveillance, and comprehensive medical laboratory testing across multiple service categories. The mismatch between the code's title and actual purchasing activity signals either systematic miscoding by issuing agencies or a data quality issue in the tagging layer. No opportunities in the recent block describe orthopedic brace removal, prosthetics, or related wound care or surgical services.

Laboratory testing dominates the activity, with issuing bodies spanning state health departments (Texas, Illinois, Kentucky, Nevada, Colorado, Michigan, Oregon), county health systems and medical examiners' offices (Brevard, Harris, Hillsborough, Collier counties), municipal water and wastewater utilities (Palm Bay, Florida), transit authorities, school districts (Austin Independent School District, Northside Independent School District), fire departments, and long-term care veterans facilities. Texas appears most active, with opportunities from HHSC, DSHS, and regional entities; Kentucky follows closely with multiple Department of Veterans Affairs solicitations for laboratory services at skilled nursing facilities. Geographic spread extends across Texas, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Nevada, Colorado, Michigan, Oregon, Georgia, Ohio, and other states. Representative recent opportunities include the Illinois Department of Human Services' IFB for clinical laboratory services across 14 mental health and developmental disability facilities (due August 4, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for EPA-recognized lead sample analysis services requiring NLLAP accreditation and HUB subcontracting (due July 31, 2026), the State of Nevada's RFP for clinical laboratory testing statewide under RFP 99SWC-S3830 with a 5% Nevada-business preference (due July 13, 2026), and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services' RFP for laboratory services across five psychiatric hospitals (due June 19, 2026). Given the code's apparent miscoding, this is not an actionable purchasing category for most traditional medical device or orthopedic firms; activity suggests the code warrants recalibration or should be disregarded in favor of laboratory services codes (such as UNSPSC 80172400 Laboratory testing services or similar diagnostic/clinical codes).