UNSPSC 85901229: Acoustic reflex patterns assessment using tympanometer

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of acoustic reflex patterns 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 F13ZG3Z

UNSPSC 85901229 Acoustic reflex patterns assessment using tympanometer (Commodity) shows minimal alignment between the code's nominal scope and actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged to this code center on sign language interpreting services, special education contracted services encompassing multiple disciplines, and health IT solutions—none of which relate to tympanometry or acoustic reflex testing. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or that the code is being used as a catch-all for accessibility and special education services broadly.

State and local school districts and health authorities are the primary issuing bodies appearing in recent records. Katy Independent School District (Texas), Tacoma Public Schools (Washington), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), and Eanes Independent School District (Texas) have all solicited special education and interpreting services under or near this code. Activity spans Texas, Washington, and Florida, with school districts heavily weighted toward sign language interpreting and bundled special education services. Representative recent opportunities include Katy ISD's RFP 2518YT for sign language interpreting services (proposals due July 8, 2026) requiring BEI or RID certification across the West 10 RDSPD cooperative, and Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26041-DST for interpreting services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students across 235 schools (proposals due April 15, 2026, with an estimated annual budget of $950,000). Tacoma Public Schools and Eanes ISD have both issued broader special education contracted services RFPs covering speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, audiology, and interpreting on as-needed terms. The code itself does not reflect the work being bought; procurement activity under this code is driven by federal special education mandates and ADA accessibility requirements rather than tympanometric assessment.