UNSPSC 85901150: Cochlear implant assessment

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of cochlear implant assessment. 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 F14Z0ZZ

UNSPSC 85901150 Cochlear implant assessment (Commodity) does not align with the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under this code. The recent opportunities show no cochlear implant assessments or audiology diagnostic work; instead, they are focused on sign language interpreting services and broader special education contracted services that include interpreting as one line item among many. Katy Independent School District (Texas), Tacoma Public Schools (Washington), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), and Eanes Independent School District (Texas) have all posted RFPs in the past 90 days soliciting sign language interpreters—certified and pre-certified—to serve deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind students across school systems. These districts require interpreters to hold Board of Educational Interpreters (BEI) or Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) certification, with specialized services including Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART), certified deaf interpreters, and multilingual interpretation. The special education contracting RFPs from Tacoma Public Schools and Eanes ISD cast a wider net, including speech-language pathology, occupational and physical therapy, educational diagnostician services, nursing support, audiology, assistive technology, and interpreting as subordinate service lines. No minimum work volume is guaranteed under any of these awards, and contract terms typically run one to three years with renewal options through four additional years.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Texas (Katy ISD, Eanes ISD), Washington (Tacoma Public Schools), and Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), with Texas as the dominant market among the recent postings. Katy ISD's RFP 2518YT seeks sign language interpreting services with proposals due July 8, 2026; interpreters are priced on an hourly basis across certified ASL, pre-certified, general interpreting, CART, and specialty categories. Hillsborough County Public Schools issued RFP 26041-DST in April 2026 with an estimated annual budget of $950,000 and an April 15, 2026 proposal deadline, seeking interpreters at minimum EIPA level 3.5 or equivalent RID certification available 24/7 with 30-minute response targets. Eanes ISD's RFP 26-31-04-201 estimates annual spending at approximately $3,000,000 for special education services including interpreting, with proposals due April 20, 2026. The code shows strong interpreter-service procurement activity but appears misaligned with its nominal scope of cochlear implant assessment.