UNSPSC 85802514: Removal of urethra packing material

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a placement intervention or procedure to Removal of 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 2Y55X5Z

UNSPSC 85802514 Removal of urethra packing material is a Commodity code that sits at the intersection of clinical laboratory services, occupational health testing, and specialized diagnostic services in state and local procurement activity. Despite its narrowly defined code name, the recent opportunities tagged to this code reflect a much broader set of laboratory and clinical testing services state and local governments actually purchase: clinical lab testing for psychiatric hospitals and veterans' long-term care facilities, lead environmental sampling analysis, postmortem and toxicology testing, occupational screening and drug and alcohol testing, medical surveillance for fire and emergency services, and statewide drug screening for child welfare agencies. The code appears to serve as a catch-all for clinical and diagnostic laboratory services when more specific commodity codes do not fit the procurement's scope.

State health departments, county governments, independent school districts, and specialized state agencies (veterans affairs, departments of public health, workforce commissions) are the primary issuers under this code. The Illinois Department of Human Services, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, District of Columbia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs, Colorado Department of Human Services, and Nevada Purchasing Division dominate recent activity. Texas, Kentucky, Illinois, Michigan, and Colorado show the densest concentration of recent solicitations. Representative recent opportunities include the Illinois Department of Human Services IFB for clinical laboratory services across 14 mental health and developmental disability facilities statewide (due August 4, 2026, with a 7% Business Enterprise Program set-aside), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB for lead sample analysis services requiring EPA-recognized laboratory accreditation through the National Lead Laboratory Accreditation Program (due July 31, 2026, with a 26% HUB utilization requirement), and the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs RFPs for comprehensive medical laboratory services at multiple veterans' long-term care facilities across the state (multiple July and June 2026 deadlines). The code shows sustained activity driven by recurrent testing needs at institutional healthcare facilities and population-level public health surveillance programs.