UNSPSC 85802443: Change bandage on back

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a placement intervention or procedure to change bandage 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 2W05X4Z

UNSPSC 85802443 Change bandage on back is a Commodity code that spans medical nursing care and clinical support services for students and patients with complex health conditions. State and local governments procure this code primarily through school districts, corrections departments, health authorities, and county health systems seeking supplemental nursing staffing, medical examinations, laboratory testing, occupational health surveillance, and related direct care services. Recent solicitations show a divergence between the code's narrow nominal scope and what is actually being bought: the dominant activity involves comprehensive clinical laboratory services, occupational wellness examinations, drug and alcohol testing, phlebotomy and specimen collection, and on-site medical surveillance for employees and vulnerable populations rather than bandage-change services alone. Issuing bodies span independent school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida), county corrections departments (Escambia County Corrections in Florida), state health departments (Illinois Department of Human Services, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Kentucky Department of Veteran Affairs), county health systems (Collin County, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County), municipal health authorities (City of Austin, City of Tucson), and specialized authorities (Inland Empire Health Plan in California, Integral Care in Texas, Washington State Ferries). School districts and state departments of human services appear most frequently as repeat buyers in the recent opportunity block.

The geographic spread includes Florida (Hillsborough County, Escambia County, Monroe County), Texas (Harris County, San Antonio, Austin, Integral Care/Travis County, Collin County, Rockland County New York, New Jersey, Nevada, California, Illinois, Kentucky, Washington, Colorado, and Georgia showing recent activity across all code subcategories. Representative recent opportunities include Hillsborough County Public Schools issuing a Notice of Intent to Purchase Single/Sole Source (Solicitation 25619SSDDST) for supplemental nursing services for medically fragile students requiring 1:1 nursing care with specialized skills in ventilator management, tracheostomy care, and complex medication administration through AB Staffing Solutions, due December 2, 2025; Escambia County Corrections issuing an RFP (Solicitation PD2526121) for comprehensive onsite chronic dialysis services at the county jail, due November 3, 2026; Illinois Department of Human Services issuing an IFB (Solicitation 27444DHSPROCUB54141) for clinical laboratory services supporting 14 mental health and developmental disability facilities statewide, due September 30, 2026 with a $700,000 annual estimated value and 60-month initial term; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issuing an ITB (Solicitation ITB2600315) for comprehensive occupational wellness examinations for fire rescue personnel at $2,480,940 over three years, due July 21, 2026. The code shows sustained procurement activity across occupational health, clinical laboratory, and skilled nursing specialties; the "bandage change" descriptor does not align with current state and local buying patterns.