UNSPSC 85802240: Packing of left lower extremity using packing material

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a placement intervention or procedure to packing of left lower extremity using packing material. 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 2W4MX5Z

UNSPSC 85802240 Packing of left lower extremity using packing material is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned to its nominal scope. The recent opportunities tagged to this code show no connection to the medical procedure of lower-extremity packing; instead, they reflect a diverse mix of unrelated health and administrative services including nursing staffing for medically fragile students, telehealth urgent care, dialysis services, laboratory testing, occupational health examinations, drug and alcohol testing, fire inspection billing services, blood products, and log management software. The mismatch between the code's clinical definition and the actual procurements suggests either a cataloging error in the state and local systems or that the code is rarely used for its intended purpose in state and local contracting.

The issuing bodies in the available records span state departments (Illinois, Texas, Nevada, Michigan, Kentucky, Washington, district of Columbia), counties (Hillsborough, Harris, Collin, Santa Clara, Escambia, Forsyth, Rockland, Monroe, Boulder), cities (Tucson, Arlington, Austin, Newark), school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools, Northside Independent School District, Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD), and specialized authorities (Inland Empire Health Plan, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Integral Care). Geographic distribution spans Florida, Texas, California, Illinois, Colorado, Nevada, Kentucky, Washington, Arizona, New Jersey, and several other states. No recent opportunities directly solicit the packing material or procedure this Commodity code nominally describes, and pursuing this code based on recent posting patterns would entail responding to unrelated health services, laboratory, staffing, and administrative procurements. The code shows little relevant recent activity and warrants low priority unless your firm has capabilities in one of the alternative service categories these mistagged opportunities actually require.