UNSPSC 85901160: Cochlear implant assessment using sound field / booth

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of cochlear implant 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 F14Z02Z

UNSPSC 85901160 Cochlear implant assessment using sound field / booth is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The six recent opportunities tagged to this code center on sign language interpreting services, special education contracted services spanning multiple disciplines, health maintenance, and data abstraction platforms—none of which involve cochlear implant assessment or audiological diagnostic equipment. Katy Independent School District (Texas) posted RFP 2518YT for sign language interpreting services for deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind students across a six-district cooperative, requiring Board of Educational Interpreters (BEI) or Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) certification and offering both certified and pre-certified interpreter positions with CART and specialty interpreting options. Tacoma Public Schools and Eanes Independent School District (Westlake, Texas) each solicited special education contracted services on as-needed bases, with scopes explicitly including interpreting, audiology, and visual and hearing support services among a broader set of therapy and diagnostic disciplines. Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) issued RFP 26041-DST seeking interpreting services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students with an estimated annual budget of $950,000 and current demand from approximately 75 of its 750 deaf and hard-of-hearing students, requiring EIPA level 3.5 or RID/BEI certification and 24/7 availability with 30-minute response time.

The recent activity is concentrated in school districts across Texas and Florida, with additional solicitations from Tacoma Public Schools (Washington). The mismatch between the code's stated scope and the opportunities actually posted suggests either miscoding at the source or that this particular commodity code does not reflect genuine state and local procurement demand for cochlear implant assessment services. Business development professionals evaluating this code should verify whether the misalignment is systematic or episodic before committing resources; the recent record shows no substantive activity in audiological diagnostic equipment or implant-related services.