UNSPSC 85802038: Traction of right upper arm using traction apparatus

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a placement intervention or procedure to traction of right upper arm using traction apparatus. 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 2W6AX0Z

UNSPSC 85802038 Traction of right upper arm using traction apparatus is a Commodity code with minimal relevance to recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a single medical procedure or device—mechanical traction applied to the upper arm—yet the recent opportunities tagged under this code do not reflect that scope. Instead, recent solicitations span clinical laboratory testing, occupational health examinations, drug screening, postmortem testing, pharmacy benefit management, histology services, wastewater surveillance testing, and inmate medical services across diverse issuing bodies including state departments of health and human services, veterans affairs facilities, county health systems, and school districts.

The mismatch between the code's stated purpose and actual buying activity suggests either systematic miscoding in the opportunity database or incidental application of this Commodity code to broader laboratory and clinical services categories that belong at higher tiers. Recent opportunities include the Illinois Department of Human Services requesting clinical laboratory services at mental health facilities (IFB, due August 4, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting lead sample analysis services (IFB, due July 31, 2026), the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs requesting laboratory services across multiple long-term care facilities (multiple RFPs with May–July deadlines), and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services requesting drug screening services statewide (RFP, due May 4, 2026). These procurements involve specimen collection, phlebotomy, test processing, result reporting, and integration with electronic medical records systems—none of which align with the traction-apparatus code. The issuing bodies span state health departments, county commissions, school districts, and veterans affairs agencies across Illinois, Texas, Kentucky, Michigan, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, and Oregon, with no geographic or organizational concentration. Until the database resolves the coding alignment, this code should be treated as inactive for procurement-tracking purposes.