UNSPSC 85802407: Removal of pressure dressing on back

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a placement intervention or procedure to removal of pressure dressing on back. 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 2W55X6Z

UNSPSC 85802407 Removal of pressure dressing on back is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local activity aligned to its nominal scope. The code nominally describes a specific medical procedure — debridement or dressing removal following wound treatment — yet the recent opportunities tagged under this code do not solicit pressure-dressing removal services. Instead, they reflect procurement for broad occupational health, laboratory testing, staffing, and medical surveillance services spanning nursing, phlebotomy, occupational medicine, clinical laboratory work, drug testing oversight, and emergency medical technician roles. The mismatch between the code's nominal definition and actual solicitations indicates either misclassification in the source data or that state and local buyers are using this code as a catch-all for miscellaneous clinical and diagnostic services rather than for pressure-dressing removal specifically.

The issuing bodies span multiple jurisdictions: school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida, Northside Independent School District in Texas, Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD), counties (Escambia County, Harris County, Boulder County, Collin County, San Mateo County, Brevard County, Monroe County, Rockland County, Forsyth County, Bernalillo County), state agencies (Illinois Department of Human Services, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Nevada, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington State Department of Transportation), cities (City of Austin, City of Tucson, City of Newark, City of Arlington), special districts (Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Inland Empire Health Plan, Integral Care), and health systems (County of Santa Clara Health System, San Mateo Medical Center). Representative recent opportunities include Hillsborough County Public Schools' October 2026 sole-source notice for 1:1 nursing staffing for medically fragile students (RFP 25619SSDDST); Illinois Department of Human Services' September 2026 IFB for clinical laboratory services across 14 mental health and developmental disability facilities with a 7 percent Business Enterprise Program participation goal; Texas Health and Human Services Commission's August 2026 IFB for lead sample analysis services requiring EPA-accreditation through the National Lead Laboratory Accreditation Program; and Boulder County Sheriff's Office's October 2026 RFP for 24/7 EMT staffing at the county jail. Geographic concentration appears heaviest in Texas, Illinois, Florida, California, and Colorado, with broader activity across Nevada, Michigan, Kentucky, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The code shows no shortage of procurement volume, but the work being purchased — clinical staffing, laboratory operations, occupational health screening, emergency medical personnel — bears little connection to wound-dressing removal and suggests either systematic miscoding or use of this Commodity code as a miscellaneous clinical-services bucket.