UNSPSC 85901145: Monaural hearing aid assessment using tympanometer

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of monaural hearing aid assessment using tympanometer. 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 F14Z23Z

UNSPSC 85901145 Monaural hearing aid assessment using tympanometer is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The code's nominal scope — a specific diagnostic hearing assessment procedure using tympanometric equipment — bears no direct relation to the opportunities posted in the source block, which center on interpreting services for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, broad special education contracted services (speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, audiology, and related ancillary health professions), and health professional staffing across multiple clinical categories. The most recent opportunities solicited under this code include sign language interpreting (Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida; Katy Independent School District in Texas), comprehensive special education services (Birdville Independent School District in Texas; Tacoma Public Schools in Washington), audiology services more broadly defined (Texas Health and Human Services Commission at Richmond State Supported Living Center), and temporary health professional staffing including audiology as one among many categories (County of Santa Clara Health System in California). These solicitations target interpreters, therapists, diagnosticians, and staffing vendors rather than hearing assessment equipment or tympanometric procedures.

The issuing bodies span school districts (Hillsborough County, Katy ISD, Birdville ISD, Tacoma Public Schools), state health agencies (Texas HHSC), county health systems (Santa Clara), and regional purchasing cooperatives (Region 7 in Texas; H-GAC in Texas). Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Florida, Washington, and California, with Texas showing the heaviest recent posting volume. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned to its stated commodity scope; the tagging mismatch suggests either miscoding by issuing procurement offices or a data artifact that does not reflect genuine demand for monaural hearing aid assessment services at the state and local level.