UNSPSC 85802042: Traction of right upper leg using traction apparatus

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a placement intervention or procedure to traction of right upper leg 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 2W6NX0Z

UNSPSC 85802042 Traction of right upper leg using traction apparatus is a Commodity-level code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. Of the twenty-five most recent opportunities tagged to this code, only one—the Illinois Department of Human Services' clinical laboratory services solicitation (IFB B-52955)—represents work actually aligned with the code's ostensible scope. The remaining opportunities span occupational medicine, drug screening, lead sample analysis, postmortem testing, mobile medical surveillance, pet clinic supplies, special education services, medical laboratory services across multiple state veterans' facilities, wastewater testing, histology services, pharmacy benefit management, hazardous waste disposal, onsite employee clinics, inmate medical services, and other health-related work that does not map to lower-extremity skeletal traction apparatus or orthopedic traction services. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual solicitations—dominated instead by clinical laboratory testing, occupational health screening, and miscellaneous medical services unrelated to traction therapy—indicates either systematic miscoding of opportunities at the source or minimal legitimate activity in skeletal traction procurement at state and local levels.

State and local bodies soliciting under this code include departments of human services, health commissions, veterans affairs agencies (particularly multiple Kentucky facilities), county purchasing offices, independent school districts, and specialized medical providers. Geographic concentration appears strongest in Texas, Kentucky, Michigan, and Illinois, with scattered activity in Georgia, Oregon, Florida, Colorado, and Nevada. The representative opportunities that do appear span laboratory services for state mental health facilities (Illinois DHS), lead exposure analysis (Texas HHSC), occupational health physicals for firefighters (Hillsborough County, Florida), drug screening for state employees (Texas Comptroller), and clinical laboratory services at long-term care veterans centers across Kentucky. No single state or local body emerges as a repeat buyer under this specific code, though clinical laboratory procurement by state veterans' agencies—particularly Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs—drives volume across multiple postings. Activity is primarily concentrated in clinical and occupational laboratory services rather than musculoskeletal traction apparatus, suggesting the code assignment does not reflect current procurement reality.