UNSPSC 85802403: Traction of chest wall

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a placement intervention or procedure to traction of chest wall. 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 2W64XZZ

UNSPSC 85802403 Traction of chest wall is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity captured in the source. The code nominally describes a clinical treatment modality, yet the recent opportunities tagged to it involve laboratory testing, medical surveillance, occupational health services, drug screening, and clinical pathology — none of which constitute traction therapy or chest wall treatment. The mismatch between the code's name and the work being solicited suggests either a systematic tagging error in the procurement database or that this code is being repurposed to capture a broader range of clinical laboratory and occupational health services that do not correspond to its literal definition.

The recent opportunities span multiple issuing bodies including state departments (Illinois, Texas, Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada, Colorado, Oregon, Ohio), counties (Harris, Hillsborough, Collier, Brevard, Marion, Solano, Muscogee), cities (Austin, Palm Bay, Dawsonville), school districts (Austin ISD, Northside ISD, Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City), a transit authority (Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County), the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and specialized agencies (Texas Animal Health Commission, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs, State of Nevada Purchasing Division). Activity is concentrated in Texas and Kentucky, with substantial recent procurements also in Illinois, Michigan, Colorado, Florida, and Oregon. Representative recent solicitations include the Illinois Department of Human Services Bureau of Pharmacy and Clinical Support Services requesting clinical laboratory services across 14 mental health and developmental disability facilities (IFB due August 4, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting lead sample analysis services for the Department of State Health Services Blood Lead Surveillance Branch (IFB due July 31, 2026); the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners requesting comprehensive occupational wellness examinations for the Fire Rescue Department covering up to 1,300 members (ITB due July 21, 2026, estimated value $2,480,940); and the Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs requesting medical laboratory services for multiple long-term care skilled nursing facilities (multiple RFPs with deadlines between April and July 2026). The actual commodities being bought — clinical laboratory testing, occupational health screening, drug and alcohol testing, fire department medical examinations, and laboratory services for mental health facilities — bear no substantive relationship to chest wall traction.