UNSPSC 85901146: Monaural hearing aid assessment using sound field / booth

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of monaural hearing aid assessment using sound field / booth. 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 F14Z22Z

UNSPSC 85901146 Monaural hearing aid assessment using sound field / booth is a Commodity code that shows substantial mismatch between its abstract title and what state and local governments are actually procuring under it. The recent opportunities tagged to this code document sign language interpreting services, special education contracted services (including speech pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and educational diagnostician work), and health maintenance services—none of which align with monaural hearing aid assessment. The code does capture audiology-adjacent procurement by school districts and education-focused health plans, specifically interpreting and special education services that serve deaf and hard-of-hearing populations, but the connection to the code's nominal scope of hearing aid assessment is tenuous. Independent school districts and regional education cooperatives emerge as the primary issuing bodies, with secondary activity from school districts procuring broader special education contracted services that bundle interpreting, audiology, and related support functions under single vehicle contracts.

Recent opportunities cluster in Texas and Florida, with standout activity from Katy Independent School District and Katy ISD–affiliated cooperatives (RFP 2518YT, sign language interpreting, due July 8, 2026), Eanes Independent School District in Westlake, Texas (RFP 26-31-04-201, special education contracted services including interpreting and audiology, due April 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM CST), Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida (RFP 26041-DST, interpreting services for deaf and hard-of-hearing, due April 15, 2026, estimated budget $950,000), and Tacoma Public Schools (RFP 26021C, special education contracted services including interpreting and audiology, due July 3, 2026). The code shows little genuine recent activity in monaural hearing aid assessment and assessment booths; procurement professionals evaluating this code should treat it as a misclassification signal and instead monitor the broader special education contracted services and interpreting families if pursuing school-district audiology or deaf-services work.