UNSPSC 42142108: Therapeutic heating or cooling pads or compresses or packs

In this classification, this commodity indicates the pads, compresses or packs that are used to provide either heat or cold through the covering of a human body part in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Therapeutic heating or cooling pads or compresses or packs under 21 CFR 890.5740 and under FDA product code IRT. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 630493.

UNSPSC 42142108 Therapeutic heating or cooling pads or compresses or packs is a Commodity code that encompasses portable thermal medical devices and supplies purchased by state and local health programs, school districts, and purchasing cooperatives to support rehabilitation, athletic training, injury prevention, and therapeutic care. State and local buyers acquire these items through both dedicated medical equipment procurement and broader special education or athletic training service contracts. The issuing bodies span Texas health and human services agencies, purchasing cooperatives serving multiple school districts across regions, city fire and police departments, and independent school districts. Scope ranges from therapeutic thermal packs included as line items within durable medical equipment (DME) master contracts serving rehabilitation clients with traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, to athletic training supplies supporting injury prevention and recovery programs for municipal emergency services and school athletic programs.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing a significant Master Contracts procurement (HHS0017173) for durable medical equipment across eleven geographic service regions through August 31, 2031, covering medical equipment and wound care supplies with a historical compensation baseline of approximately $1,000,000 per state fiscal year; Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Kilgore, Texas issued a Catalog Discount Bid (SPE2628) due October 1, 2026 for special education and supplies with estimated expenditures of $2,713,541 over two years and a prior award spanning 99 vendors; and Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District posted an RFP (ASCP0526) due May 4, 2026 for athletic strength and conditioning supplies and equipment. The City of Tucson's athletic training services solicitation (260163) due June 9, 2026 represents broader market activity outside Texas, though the specific allocation to therapeutic thermal devices within that contract is not disclosed. Geographic concentration appears strongest in Texas, with additional activity in Arizona and broader cooperative purchasing activity reaching multiple states.