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 covering portable weighing equipment installed in or adjacent to patient beds and examination tables in healthcare facilities. State and local governments procure these scales for hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, and emergency departments to enable rapid weight measurement during patient admission, monitoring, and clinical assessment without patient transfer. The equipment typically integrates with existing bed frames or functions as standalone units capable of supporting standard patient loads while delivering accurate readings to support medication dosing, fluid management, and nutritional assessment. Issuing bodies include county health departments, municipal hospitals, independent school districts operating health services, state university medical centers, and regional health systems; no single buyer dominates the recent record.

The source provides no recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to this code. Without posted solicitations or award records, the geographic distribution and current market activity cannot be characterized from available data.