UNSPSC 85901248: Alternate binaural or monaural loudness balance assessment using audiometer

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of alternate binaural or monaural loudness balance 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 F13Z71Z

UNSPSC 85901248 Alternate binaural or monaural loudness balance assessment using audiometer is a Commodity code that bears little relevance to the state and local opportunities recently posted under it. The code's nominal scope describes audiometric testing equipment and procedures, yet the recent solicitations tagged to this code are consistently for sign language interpreting services, special education contracted services encompassing multiple therapeutic disciplines, and healthcare data processing solutions—none of which involve audiometric loudness balance assessment. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the state and local procurement systems or a systematic misalignment between the UNSPSC taxonomy and the actual work being sourced.

The most prominent recent opportunities under this code are sign language interpreting RFPs from Katy Independent School District (RFP #2518YT, due July 8, 2026) and Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida (RFP 26041-DST, due April 15, 2026, with an estimated annual budget of $950,000), along with broader special education contracted services RFPs from Tacoma Public Schools (RFP26021C, due July 3, 2026) and Eanes Independent School District in Texas (RFP 26-31-04-201, due April 20, 2026, with estimated annual spending of approximately $3,000,000). School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Texas and Florida representing the most recent activity. Because the code shows no recent activity aligned with its nominal scope, pursuing opportunities under this code requires either confirming that your service offering genuinely maps to the mislabeled solicitations (interpreting, therapy, or healthcare data work) or treating the code itself as inactive for procurement planning purposes.