UNSPSC 85802246: Immobilization of left lower extremity using brace

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a placement intervention or procedure to immobilization of left lower extremity using brace. 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 2W3MX3Z

UNSPSC 85802246 Immobilization of left lower extremity using brace is a Commodity code representing orthopedic medical devices and support equipment for lower-limb stabilization. Recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal direct alignment with the nominal scope; the opportunities posted reflect healthcare staffing, laboratory services, occupational health screening, and medical device support rather than orthopedic braces or limb immobilization products. Hillsborough County Public Schools' solicitation for medically fragile student nursing services, Escambia County Corrections' request for onsite dialysis services, and the State of Illinois' preemployment physical examination contracts represent the bulk of recent tagged activity, but these procurements address clinical personnel deployment and occupational health monitoring, not orthopedic devices or braces. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual healthcare services being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding of opportunities or that this code sees limited direct procurement activity at the state and local level.

The geographic spread of recent opportunities spans multiple states—Florida (Hillsborough County, Escambia County), Illinois (Department of Human Services, Department of Veterans Affairs), California (Inland Empire Health Plan, Santa Clara County), Texas (Harris County, City of Austin, Northside Independent School District), and others across the country—but no jurisdiction emerges as a repeat buyer under this specific code. The issuing bodies include county school districts, county corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, county health systems, and transit authorities, but the commodity code itself shows no clear recent procurement pattern for orthopedic bracing or limb immobilization devices. The source contains no representative solicitations explicitly seeking orthopedic braces, immobilization equipment, or related products under this code.