UNSPSC 85802509: Change urethra packing material

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a placement intervention or procedure to change urethra packing material. 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 2Y05X5Z

UNSPSC 85802509 Change urethra packing material, a Commodity code, nominally describes specialized medical consumables, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show negligible relevance to the code's stated scope. The three solicitations posted under this code since June 2026 — a staffing contract for medically fragile students from Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS), a virtual urgent care RFI from Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP), and mobile dialysis services from Escambia County Corrections — all involve clinical service delivery (nursing, telehealth, dialysis) rather than procurement of urological packing materials. The HCPS opportunity is a Notice of Intent to Purchase Single/Sole Source (posted October 19, 2026, protest period ending November 27, 2025) for supplemental nursing staffing through AB Staffing Solutions to provide 1:1 care for medically complex students, including ventilator management and catheterization support. Escambia County Corrections issued an RFP (due November 3, 2026, non-mandatory pre-bid October 9, 2026) for onsite chronic dialysis services at the county jail facility. IEHP issued an RFI (posted October 16, 2026, due October 31, 2026) for 24/7/365 virtual urgent care delivered by California board-certified physicians.

The code shows a significant mismatch between its nominal commodity classification and the clinical staffing and service contracting activity actually being tagged to it in state and local procurement systems. Activity is geographically dispersed across Florida (Hillsborough and Escambia counties) and California (San Bernardino County via IEHP), with no concentration in any single jurisdiction. The issuing bodies are a school district, a county corrections department, and a health plan — different customer segments and operational models. The code appears to function as a general catch-all for medical and health services in some procurement systems rather than as a targeted commodity code for urological supplies. Firms pursuing work in clinical staffing, nursing services, or specialty medical service delivery may see opportunities tagged here, but the code's nominal scope does not align with actual buying patterns, and the supply chain for change urethra packing materials is not represented in the recent solicitation activity available.