UNSPSC 85802121: Removal of pressure dressing on face

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a placement intervention or procedure to removal of pressure dressing on face. 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 2W51X6Z

UNSPSC 85802121 Removal of pressure dressing on face is a Commodity code that does not align with the state and local procurement activity reflected in the recent opportunities block. The code nominally describes a narrow clinical procedure, but the opportunities posted under this code span laboratory testing services, occupational health examinations, drug and alcohol screening, inmate medical services, histology analysis, and wastewater microorganism testing — none of which directly involve removal of pressure dressing on facial wounds. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement systems or that this code serves as a placeholder for a broader family of clinical and diagnostic laboratory services that state and local agencies actually purchase.

The recent opportunities reflect substantial and recurring demand for laboratory and occupational health services across multiple state and local issuing bodies. Illinois Department of Human Services, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs (appearing repeatedly across multiple skilled nursing facility procurements), Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Colorado Department of Human Services, and numerous county health departments and school districts are actively soliciting clinical laboratory testing, drug screening, occupational health examinations, and related diagnostic services. Geographic concentration appears heaviest in Texas, Kentucky, Illinois, Michigan, Colorado, and Georgia, with secondary activity in Florida and other states. Representative recent opportunities include the Illinois Department of Human Services IFB for clinical laboratory services at 14 mental health facilities (due August 4, 2026, with a 7 percent Business Enterprise Program goal), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB for EPA-recognized lead sample analysis (due July 31, 2026, with a 26 percent HUB subcontracting requirement), the Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs RFP for medical laboratory services at the Robert E. Spiller Bowling Green Veterans Center (due July 22, 2026), and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners ITB for comprehensive occupational wellness examinations (estimated value $2.48 million over three years, due July 21, 2026). Issuing bodies span state health departments, state and county veterans' centers, county health districts, school districts, fire departments, and correctional facilities, indicating broad base-level demand. Set-asides and preferences appear frequently — HUB subcontracting goals of 21–26 percent in Texas, Business Enterprise Program goals in Illinois, local vendor preferences in multiple jurisdictions, and disadvantaged-business-enterprise consideration in school district procurements. Activity remains current and steady as of mid-July 2026.