UNSPSC 85801940: Removal of splint on right upper arm

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a placement intervention or procedure to removal of splint on right upper arm. 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 2W5AX1Z

UNSPSC 85801940 Removal of splint on right upper arm is a Commodity code that shows limited relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic procedure, but the recent opportunities tagged under it are predominantly clinical laboratory testing, drug screening, occupational health examinations, and medical surveillance services — work that falls outside the scope of orthopedic splint removal. State and local governments are soliciting laboratory services (including phlebotomy, diagnostic testing, drug screening, and specialized pathology work), occupational medicine physicals, pre-employment screenings, and comprehensive employee health programs under this code, suggesting either systematic misclassification of these opportunities or a mismatch between the code's intended scope and how procurement offices are applying it.

The issuing bodies span state health and human services agencies, state veterans affairs departments, county health systems, school districts, and municipal governments, with notable repeat buyers including the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs (which has posted multiple RFPs for laboratory services at long-term care veterans facilities), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and county health departments in Illinois, Michigan, and Florida. Geographic spread is nationwide, with heavy recent activity in Texas, Kentucky, Michigan, Florida, Illinois, Colorado, Georgia, and Nevada. Representative recent opportunities include the Illinois Department of Human Services' IFB for clinical laboratory services at 14 mental health and developmental disability facilities (due August 4, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's RFQ for lead sample analysis services requiring EPA-accredited laboratory capacity (due July 31, 2026), and the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs' RFP for medical laboratory services at the Robert E. Spiller Bowling Green Veterans Center (due July 22, 2026). Given the systematic mismatch between the code's orthopedic procedure name and the work actually being procured, this code is not actionable for business development professionals pursuing splint-removal contracts with state and local entities.