UNSPSC 85801832: Removal of other device on left upper extremity

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a placement intervention or procedure to removal of other device on left upper extremity. 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 2W59XYZ

UNSPSC 85801832 Removal of other device on left upper extremity is a Commodity code with virtually no recent state and local procurement activity aligned to its nominal scope. The code's abstract definition—surgical removal of an implanted medical device from the upper left extremity—does not match the work actually being solicited under it in the source materials.

The recent opportunities tagged to this code span occupational health, clinical laboratory services, drug screening, staffing for medically fragile students, and emergency medical services across state agencies, counties, school districts, and health authorities in Florida, Texas, California, Illinois, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Nevada, and Washington. The disconnect is stark: Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) is soliciting pediatric nursing staffing for medically complex students; Escambia County Corrections Department is requesting onsite dialysis services; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is requesting lead sample analysis and clinical laboratory testing. These are service procurements spanning healthcare delivery, laboratory analysis, and occupational screening—none involving surgical device removal. The code appears to be a tagging error or a legacy classification misalignment in state and local procurement databases rather than a legitimate category for active purchasing. State and local agencies are not systematically buying surgical device removal services under this code, and pursuing opportunities here would require matching against the actual work being solicited (nursing, laboratory, occupational health) rather than the code's stated scope.