UNSPSC 42182208: Patient temperature strips

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a strip used to take a patient's temperature in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Patient temperature strips under 21 CFR 882.1750 and under FDA product code GWY. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901831.

UNSPSC 42182208 Patient temperature strips is a Commodity code with limited recent activity that does not align closely with current state and local procurement patterns. The code nominally describes single-use temperature measurement products, yet the recent opportunities tagged under this code reflect substantially broader medical and occupational health procurement — first aid supply bundles, occupational medical surveillance services, and law enforcement equipment — rather than temperature strips specifically.

State and local governments show minimal recent solicitation activity directly matching patient temperature strips as a standalone line item or contract focus. The School Board of Pinellas County, Florida issued an ITB (25CR069) for first aid supplies with a response date of November 20, 2025, covering 34 line items including thermometers and various medical consumables with estimated annual usage of approximately $130,000, but thermometers represent one component within a broad consumables contract rather than a dedicated temperature-strip procurement. The Washington State Department of Transportation and Washington State Ferries issued an RFP (RFP20260825) due October 9, 2026 for occupational medical surveillance services, a service contract unrelated to temperature strips; Sourcewell issued an RFP (061626) due June 16, 2026 for law enforcement equipment, similarly unrelated to this commodity. The code shows little relevant recent activity, and the tagged opportunities suggest potential classification misalignment rather than demand for patient temperature strips as a discrete procurement line.