UNSPSC 85801938: Removal of splint on right thumb

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a placement intervention or procedure to removal of splint on right thumb. 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 2W5GX1Z

UNSPSC 85801938 Removal of splint on right thumb is a Commodity code showing minimal relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a medical procedure—removing a splint from a patient's right thumb—yet the recent opportunities tagged under this code span clinical laboratory testing, occupational health screenings, drug and alcohol testing, inmate medical services, pharmacy benefit management, histology services, wastewater testing, and hazardous waste disposal. These solicitations bear no meaningful connection to splint removal or orthopedic procedural services. The mismatch between the code's narrow clinical scope and the breadth of unrelated laboratory, occupational health, and waste-management work suggests either systematic classification error in the state and local procurement systems tagging these opportunities or a data artifact with limited signal value for business development targeting actual splint-removal service demand.

State and local jurisdictions issuing these misaligned opportunities span health departments (Illinois, Texas, Kentucky, Colorado), mental health and developmental disability agencies, county hospitals and medical examiner offices, public schools, transit authorities, and correctional systems across Illinois, Texas, Kentucky, Michigan, Georgia, Oregon, Nevada, and the District of Columbia. Recent examples include the Illinois Department of Human Services' laboratory services IFB for mental health facilities (due August 4, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's lead sample analysis IFB (due July 31, 2026), and the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs' clinical laboratory RFP for Bowling Green Veterans Center (due July 22, 2026). The code exhibits no demonstrable procurement activity for orthopedic or splint-removal services. Unless your firm provides clinical laboratory testing, occupational health screening, or drug testing services at scale across multiple state jurisdictions, this code warrants skipping in favor of UNSPSC categories aligned with your actual service offerings.