UNSPSC 85921320: Group counseling for substance abuse treatment, psychoeducation

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a substance abuse treatment intervention or procedure of group counseling for substance abuse treatment, psychoeducation. 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 HZ46ZZZ

UNSPSC 85921320 Group counseling for substance abuse treatment, psychoeducation (Commodity) covers counseling, educational intervention, and support-service delivery for individuals with substance use disorders, addiction histories, and related behavioral health needs across state and local public systems. Recent state and local solicitations show the code is being applied inconsistently: while Harris County's Community Supervision & Corrections Department issued a Request for Statement of Qualifications for substance abuse treatment services and cognitive interventions for female offenders in its Women Helping Ourselves Program—closing November 2, 2026—the remaining opportunities posted under this code diverge significantly, spanning speech-language pathology staffing, cellular therapy software, occupational therapy, victim advocacy, athletic training, and orientation-and-mobility services for visually impaired populations. Only the Harris County solicitation aligns with the code's nominal scope; the others suggest systematic misclassification across state and local procurement systems.

Substance abuse treatment procurement under this code appears concentrated among criminal justice and corrections agencies, particularly county community supervision and corrections departments. Geographic activity is sparse in the opportunities block: the code shows recent activity in Texas (Harris County) and scattered instances elsewhere, but the predominance of unrelated procurements (speech pathology, occupational therapy, assistive technology) makes geographic characterization of true substance abuse treatment demand unreliable. The Harris County RFSQ for substance abuse treatment and cognitive, criminogenic interventions for female offenders in the Women Helping Ourselves Program—the sole recent opportunity genuinely matched to the code's scope—has qualifications due November 2, 2026, with performance to commence February 1, 2027 on a one-year initial term. Beyond that single opportunity, the code shows no recent, relevant state and local substance abuse treatment solicitations; most postings are plainly misclassified and signal that this commodity code either carries minimal legitimate procurement activity or is being systematically applied to unrelated professional services.