UNSPSC 85802258: Immobilization of right inguinal region using brace

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a placement intervention or procedure to immobilization of right inguinal region 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 2W36X3Z

UNSPSC 85802258 Immobilization of right inguinal region using brace is a Commodity code that does not align with the work state and local governments are actually buying under recent solicitations tagged to this code. The recent opportunities block shows no procurement activity for orthopaedic braces or immobilization devices; instead, the solicitations tagged to this code span clinical laboratory testing, occupational health screening, drug and alcohol testing, postmortem testing, medical surveillance, pharmacy services, and inmate healthcare — a mismatch that signals the code assignment is inaccurate or the tagging system has indexed unrelated health and medical service categories beneath it. State and local procurement offices appear to be using this code designation incorrectly, or the code itself describes a narrow product line that does not reflect broader health assessment and testing services being solicited statewide.

Activity under this code is geographically distributed across multiple states and jurisdictions, including Illinois, Texas, Florida, Colorado, Michigan, Kentucky, Oregon, Nevada, Georgia, and others, but the opportunities themselves cover occupational medicine, clinical diagnostics, laboratory accreditation, specimen processing, and emergency public health response — none of which involve orthopaedic bracing. The issuing bodies include state health departments, county and city governments, independent school districts, state veteran affairs agencies, and corrections departments, all seeking laboratory and clinical services rather than orthopedic devices. Representative recent opportunities include the Illinois Department of Human Services' IFB for clinical laboratory services across 14 mental health facilities (due August 4, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for EPA-recognized lead sample analysis (due July 31, 2026), and the Commonwealth of Kentucky's RFP for medical laboratory services at multiple veterans centers. The code shows significant procurement activity, but none of it reflects the immobilization brace product category named in the code descriptor.