UNSPSC 85831112: Assistance with respiratory ventilation, greater than 96 consecutive hours, continuous 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, continuous 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 5A09557

UNSPSC 85831112 Assistance with respiratory ventilation, greater than 96 consecutive hours, continuous positive airway pressure is a Commodity code that in practice captures a much broader range of occupational health, disability assessment, and clinical staffing services than its nominal title suggests. Recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code include independent medical evaluation and disability record summary services for public safety retirement boards, occupational medical surveillance programs for transportation workers, temporary health professional staffing (including respiratory care specialists), pharmacy benefit management administration, surgical procedure carve-out networks for municipal employees, and emergency medical services for youth in detention. The issuing bodies span city retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation departments, county probation departments, and county benefits consortiums, reflecting procurement activity across administrative, clinical, and operational health functions rather than a single service line.

Activity appears concentrated in the western United States, with recent solicitations from Arizona, California, and Washington. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 maximum over five years) supporting disability determinations for public safety personnel; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, pre-bid August 31, 2026); the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFP to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing including respiratory care (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026); and the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-out programs under its Anthem PPO plan (HR26753, due October 7, 2026, implementation targeted April 1, 2027). The code's recent activity does not align tightly with its nominal scope, suggesting either broad tagging practices within state and local procurement systems or that the UNSPSC classification has drifted significantly from the work actually being bought.