UNSPSC 85802185: Change bandage on head

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a placement intervention or procedure to change bandage on head. 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 2W00X4Z

UNSPSC 85802185 Change bandage on head, a Commodity code, does not align with the work actually being procured in recent state and local opportunities. The code itself nominally describes a discrete nursing or medical procedure task, yet the recent solicitations tagged with this code overwhelmingly solicit laboratory testing services—clinical pathology, specimen collection, drug screening, lead analysis, occupational health screening, diagnostic testing, and wastewater surveillance—across state health departments, county governments, veterans centers, school districts, and municipal facilities. A smaller subset includes occupational medicine physicals, onsite clinic services, and comprehensive inmate medical programs. The mismatch between the code name and the solicitation scope suggests either a coding error in the procurement database or a catch-all classification for clinical and laboratory work that does not fit neatly into purpose-specific codes.

State and local jurisdictions pursuing contracts under this code span state departments (Illinois DHS, Texas HHSC, Michigan MDHHS, Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs, Nevada Purchasing, Colorado DHS, Oregon State Police, Texas Comptroller), county governments (Harris County, Hillsborough County, Collier County, Marion County, Henry County, Georgia; Brevard County, Florida; Muscogee County, Georgia; Solano County, California), cities (Austin, Palm Bay), independent school districts (Northside, SCUCISD, Austin ISD), specialized authorities (Texas Animal Health Commission, Metropolitan Transit Authority), and single-purpose districts. Kentucky's Department of Veterans Affairs emerges as a standout repeat buyer, issuing multiple laboratory service RFPs for individual veterans centers (Bowling Green, Western Kentucky, Thomson-Hood, Carl M. Brashear, Eastern Kentucky) during the period March–July 2026. Representative recent work includes the Illinois Department of Human Services Bureau of Pharmacy and Clinical Support Services IFB for clinical laboratory services at 14 mental health and developmental disability facilities statewide, due August 4, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB for EPA-accredited lead sample analysis services from environmental samples collected from sites with elevated childhood blood lead levels, due July 31, 2026; the Commonwealth of Kentucky RFPs for comprehensive medical laboratory services at multiple veterans centers, consistently due in late April through early July 2026; the State of Nevada RFP for statewide clinical laboratory testing with dedicated phlebotomy staffing at rural clinic centers and state facilities, due July 13, 2026; and the Austin Independent School District RFP for employment physicals and drug and alcohol testing services on a multi-vendor basis, due May 5, 2026. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas, Kentucky, and Florida, with secondary activity in Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, Colorado, Oregon, Georgia, and California. The code shows sustained activity across occupational health screening, clinical diagnostics, drug and alcohol testing, and specialized pathology services, but without clear alignment to the nominal code description of a bandage-change procedure.