UNSPSC 85831111: Assistance with respiratory ventilation, greater than 96 consecutive hours, intermittent positive airway pressure

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a therapeutic intervention or procedure to assistance with respiratory ventilation, greater than 96 consecutive hours, intermittent positive airway pressure. This 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 5A09558

UNSPSC 85831111 Assistance with respiratory ventilation, greater than 96 consecutive hours, intermittent positive airway pressure is a Commodity code that captures occupational health surveillance, independent medical evaluation coordination, and specialty medical carve-out services for public-sector employees and beneficiaries—not the clinical respiratory support its name suggests. State and local procurement activity under this code reflects health plan administration, occupational medicine compliance, and disability determination rather than direct patient respiratory interventions. Issuing bodies include county health systems, state transportation departments, city pension boards, county commissioners' offices, and special districts managing employee health benefits and occupational safety programs. The scope spans occupational medical examinations aligned with state regulatory requirements, independent medical record summarization and physician scheduling for disability benefit determinations, pharmacy benefit management and surgical care networks for employee health plans, and temporary health professional staffing pools to fill clinical ancillary roles.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southwest and Pacific regions. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office sought independent medical evaluation services and disability record summary preparation for approximately 75 annual public safety disability applications under an RFP (RTMRFP26001) due October 16, 2026, with a five-year contract ceiling of $750,000 starting February 3, 2027. The Washington State Department of Transportation issued an RFP (RFP20260825) for occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers across 14 Washington locations, with examinations and evaluations required to be performed by a licensed occupational medicine physician, proposals due October 9, 2026, and a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026. The City of Long Beach requested proposals for a surgical benefits carve-out program offering Centers of Excellence networks for orthopedic, cardiac, oncology, and weight-loss procedures under an RFP (HR26753) due October 7, 2026. Collier County Commissioners sought pharmacy benefit management services covering 2,400 employees and 4,800 members with an RFP (25-8414) and estimated historical annual pharmacy spending of approximately $8.7 million; the County of Santa Clara Health System established a multiple-award qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052) with proposals due October 7, 2026.