UNSPSC 85901161: Cochlear implant assessment using audiometer

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of cochlear implant assessment using audiometer. 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 F14Z01Z

UNSPSC 85901161 Cochlear implant assessment using audiometer is a Commodity code whose nominal scope diverges substantially from the work state and local governments are actually procuring under this code. Recent opportunities tagged with this code show little alignment with audiometric assessment of cochlear implants; instead, the five most recent state and local solicitations center on sign language interpreting services, special education contracted services spanning multiple disciplines, health maintenance procurement, and data abstraction solutions for healthcare quality measure reporting. Three of the five opportunities — from Katy Independent School District (RFP #2518YT for sign language interpreting, due July 8, 2026), Tacoma Public Schools (RFP26021C for special education contracted services, due July 3, 2026), and Eanes Independent School District in Westlake, Texas (RFP 26-31-04-201 for special education contracted services, due April 20, 2026) — center on interpreting and related special education support, while the remaining two (Hillsborough County Public Schools RFP 26041-DST for interpreting services, due April 15, 2026, and Inland Empire Health Plan RFP #26-06970 for NLP and data abstraction, due May 1, 2026) address interpreting for deaf and hard-of-hearing populations and healthcare data processing respectively. The mismatch between the code's stated scope and actual procurement activity suggests this code does not reliably capture state and local demand for the services it nominally describes.

Geographic activity centers on Texas (three school districts), Florida (Hillsborough County), and Washington (Tacoma Public Schools), with secondary activity in California through the Inland Empire Health Plan. School districts dominate the issuing bodies, appearing as repeat buyers across multiple recent opportunities. The interpreting-focused opportunities reflect sustained demand across multiple districts and counties, while audiology and diagnostic-assessment work appears segmented across broader special education service bundles rather than as standalone assessments. The nomination of this code for such divergent procurements — interpreting services, speech pathology, occupational and physical therapy, educational diagnostician work, and healthcare analytics — indicates either consistent miscoding at the source level or a code designation that does not serve its intended categorical purpose.