UNSPSC 85802422: Removal of traction apparatus on chest wall

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a placement intervention or procedure to removal of traction apparatus on 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 2W54X0Z

UNSPSC 85802422 Removal of traction apparatus on chest wall is a Commodity code nominally describing a medical procedure, yet the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show no alignment with that clinical scope. Instead, the opportunities reflect healthcare staffing, laboratory services, occupational health screening, and medical equipment maintenance — services that fall outside the traction apparatus removal taxonomy. The code shows little relevant recent activity for the stated commodity definition. Hillsborough County Public Schools issued a Notice of Intent to Purchase Single/Sole Source (Solicitation 25619SSDDST, response due December 2, 2025) for supplemental nursing staffing through AB Staffing Solutions to deliver 1:1 nursing care for medically fragile students, including ventilator management, tracheostomy care, and medication administration. This is staffing, not apparatus removal. Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) in California posted an RFI (Solicitation 2607426, response due October 31, 2026) for virtual urgent care services through California board-certified physicians, again unrelated to the code's nominal scope. Escambia County Corrections in Florida issued an RFP (Solicitation PD2526121, response due November 3, 2026) for onsite dialysis services — a clinical service, not apparatus removal. County of Santa Clara's Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine solicited maintenance and repair for Agilent GC-MS instruments (Solicitation RFQPRCFY270128, response due October 15, 2026), which addresses laboratory equipment, not the code's stated commodity.

The issuing bodies across these opportunities span school districts (Hillsborough County), health plans (IEHP), county corrections (Escambia County), county health departments (Santa Clara), and other healthcare administration entities, with no geographic concentration evident — opportunities appear scattered across California, Texas, Florida, Colorado, Illinois, and other states. Because the source material shows no recent opportunities actually soliciting traction apparatus removal procedures, and the tagged opportunities reflect misalignment with the code's nominal scope, the code does not surface decision-relevant activity for business development professionals seeking the clinical procedure this Commodity code describes.