UNSPSC 85802432: Immobilization of chest wall using splint

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a placement intervention or procedure to immobilization of chest wall using splint. 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 2W34X1Z

UNSPSC 85802432 Immobilization of chest wall using splint is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual scope of work being solicited under it in recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged to this code overwhelmingly encompass clinical and occupational laboratory testing services, occupational health and medical surveillance examinations, pharmacy benefit management, drug and alcohol screening, employee wellness programs, and inmate medical services — none of which align with the code's nominal definition of chest wall splinting devices or orthopedic immobilization supplies. State and local health departments, departments of veterans affairs, school districts, county corrections facilities, mental health agencies, and independent school districts are the primary issuing bodies, with repeat buyers including the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs (multiple facilities across the state), Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Colorado Department of Human Services, and Illinois Department of Public Health. The geographic spread reflects activity concentrated in Texas, Kentucky, Michigan, Colorado, Illinois, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Oregon, and the District of Columbia, with additional sporadic activity in other states.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the actual buying pattern. The Illinois Department of Human Services issued an IFB for clinical laboratory services across 14 mental health and developmental disability facilities statewide, due August 4, 2026, under a 7% Business Enterprise Program goal. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission requested bids for lead sample analysis services (EPA-NLLAP-accredited laboratory testing of environmental samples from sites where children with elevated blood lead levels reside), due July 31, 2026, with a mandatory 26% HUB subcontracting plan. The Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs has issued multiple RFPs for medical laboratory services at skilled nursing facilities (Robert E. Spiller Bowling Green Veterans Center, Thomson-Hood Veterans Center, Western Kentucky Veterans Center, and Carl M. Brashear Radcliff Veterans Center), with proposals due between April and June 2026 and initial contract terms running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028. The State of Nevada issued an RFP for statewide clinical laboratory testing services with a 5% Nevada-based business preference, proposals due July 13, 2026, with a four-year anticipated term commencing January 1, 2027. The code exhibits no material procurement activity aligned with chest wall immobilization; the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual solicitations suggests a categorical tagging error in the source data.