UNSPSC 42182803: Patient bed or table scales for general use

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as either a bed or table based scale to measure the body weight of a patient in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Patient bed or table scales for general use under 21 CFR 880.2720 and under FDA product code FRW. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 842310.

UNSPSC 42182803 Patient bed or table scales for general use is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure weighing equipment for hospital beds and examination tables. The code covers scales designed to measure patient weight without requiring the patient to stand or transfer, commonly deployed in acute-care hospitals, nursing facilities, and clinical settings where mobility is limited or patient safety is a priority. Equipment specifications typically include digital displays, capacity ranges (often 300–600 pounds), integrated bed-frame mounting or portable configurations, and calibration standards for medical use. State and local health departments, hospital systems, county medical facilities, and independent school districts with health service programs are the primary issuing bodies, though purchasing volumes and frequency appear modest relative to broader medical equipment categories.

The source provided contains no recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to this code, and therefore does not support characterization of geographic concentration, representative solicitations, response dates, or issuing-body patterns. Without posted RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB records, market activity under this Commodity code cannot be assessed or ranked against competing procurement priorities.