UNSPSC 85921325: Group counseling for substance abuse treatment, behavioral

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a substance abuse treatment intervention or procedure of group counseling for substance abuse treatment, behavioral. 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 HZ41ZZZ

UNSPSC 85921325 Group counseling for substance abuse treatment, behavioral (Commodity) captures a narrow slice of state and local procurement activity, with most recent opportunities showing minimal direct alignment to the code's nominal scope. The code's stated focus on behavioral group counseling for substance abuse sits at odds with the dominant pattern in recent postings: state and local agencies are soliciting individual and group therapeutic services across a much broader spectrum—occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech-language pathology, art therapy, orientation and mobility services, peer recovery support, and home-based mental health consultation—rarely tagged specifically to substance abuse group counseling. Of the thirty-one recent opportunities posted between January and July 2026, only four address substance abuse treatment directly: Fulton County, Georgia's opioid prevention and response education program (RFP due August 12, 2026); Denton County, Texas's in-patient substance abuse treatment and detoxification services (RFP due June 11, 2026); the City of Albuquerque's Continuing Sobriety Voucher Pilot Program for recovery housing and supportive services (RFP due May 28, 2026); and Santa Fe Municipal Court's DUI/Drug Court clinical assessment services (RFP due February 18, 2026). The remaining opportunities represent therapy and counseling roles in school districts, county health departments, state psychiatric centers, and detention facilities, but use different UNSPSC codes or lack substance abuse specificity.

State and local issuers pursuing substance abuse–related work span state health and human services agencies, county community supervision departments, municipal courts, and county behavioral health divisions. Texas Health and Human Services Commission issues repeatedly under different service lines (art therapy, peer support, occupational and orientation mobility services) but not this specific substance abuse counseling code. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Washington, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Wisconsin, and Oregon, with sporadic opportunities in Florida, Michigan, and Mississippi. The Fulton County RFP for prevention, response, education and priority action addressing opioid use disorders requires Project Manager-level substance use disorders expertise and is evaluated on project plan, personnel qualifications, experience, and cost; the City of Albuquerque pilot serves exiting treatment participants with Level-3 recovery housing, peer coaching, and clinical linkage under NARR standards and is evaluated on experience, approach, management, evidence-based practices, outcomes measurement, and cost reimbursement. Denton County's in-patient detoxification and intensive/supportive residential RFP provides minimal posted detail but targets offenders under community supervision. The code shows little current procurement velocity and appears underutilized relative to actual state and local demand for substance abuse treatment and recovery support services, which are distributed across multiple therapy and counseling commodity codes instead.