UNSPSC 85802446: Change splint on back

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a placement intervention or procedure to change splint 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 2W05X1Z

UNSPSC 85802446 Change splint on back is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code show no alignment with the nominal scope. The code nominally describes orthopedic or medical device services, yet the recent solicitations tagged to it span clinical laboratory testing, occupational health examinations, drug screening, pharmacy benefit management, postmortem testing, wastewater epidemiology, hazardous waste disposal, medical technologist direct hire, and inmate medical services—none of which involve splinting or orthopedic support. The mismatch suggests either a systematic coding error in the opportunity database or that this code is used as a catch-all for clinical and diagnostic services outside its stated definition. State and local procurement offices issuing under this code include Illinois Department of Human Services, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, District of Columbia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, City of Austin, Harris County Public Health Services, Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District, Texas Animal Health Commission, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs, Northside Independent School District, Trophy Club Fire Department, Colorado Department of Human Services, Austin Independent School District, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, various county governments across Florida and Georgia, and state-level procurement offices. The geographic concentration spans Texas, Kentucky, Illinois, Florida, Michigan, Colorado, and Oregon, with recent activity heavily weighted toward Texas and Kentucky veterans' facilities and county health departments.

Recent representative opportunities include the Illinois Department of Human Services IFB for clinical laboratory services at 14 mental health and developmental disability facilities statewide (due August 4, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB for lead sample analysis services through the Department of State Health Services Blood Lead Surveillance Branch in Austin (due July 31, 2026), a Hillsborough County ITB for comprehensive occupational wellness examinations for fire rescue personnel estimated at $2,480,940 over three years (due July 21, 2026), and the State of Nevada RFP for clinical laboratory testing services across 21 rural clinic centers statewide with a five percent Nevada-vendor preference (due July 13, 2026). Multiple Kentucky veterans' centers have issued back-to-back RFPs for medical laboratory services with PointClickCare EHR integration, including facilities in Bowling Green, Hanson, Wilmore, and Hazard with July and May 2026 response dates. The code shows consistent activity but plainly does not track purchases aligned to the stated commodity definition, making it difficult to assess whether this represents genuine procurement demand for the splinting services the code nominally describes.