UNSPSC 85901243: Tone decay assessment

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of tone decay 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 F13Z8ZZ

UNSPSC 85901243 Tone decay assessment, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The source records nine recent opportunities tagged under this code, but only one—a Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) solicitation for audiology services at Richmond State Supported Living Center—involves any audiometric or hearing-related testing that might tangentially relate to tone decay assessment as a clinical audiology function. The remaining eight opportunities span sign language interpreting services, special education contracted services broadly, health professional staffing, and health maintenance benefits—none of which are tone decay assessments. The mismatch suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or divergence between the code's narrow clinical definition and the way state and local procurement systems actually use it.

The audiology-related opportunities—two HHSC solicitations (HHS0017735 and HHS0017735V2) and one from the County of Santa Clara Health System for temporary audiology staffing—require current licensure and five years of relevant experience but do not specify tone decay assessment as a discrete service line or evaluation criterion. HHSC's August 2026 and revised August 2026 solicitations for RSSLC audiology services, due August 31 and August 10 respectively, cover identification, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of auditory and vestibular impairments, hearing aid services, and staff training, but do not itemize tone decay testing. The broader pattern shows state and local procurement under this code nomenclature driven primarily by school district demand for interpreting and special education services in Texas and Florida, not audiology assessment procedures. The code merits close monitoring for retagging or scope clarification; current activity does not support pursuit based on tone decay assessment specialization alone.