UNSPSC 85901301: Cerumen management treatment

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of cerumen management treatment. 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 F09Z3ZZ

UNSPSC 85901301 Cerumen management treatment is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it do not align with clinical cerumen removal or ear health services. Instead, the opportunities reflect sign language interpreting, special education support services, health plan data analytics, and related education-sector procurements—none of which match the code's nominal scope of earwax management or audiology treatment. The mismatch suggests either tagging error at the source or that the code is being used as a catch-all for hearing and communication access services in special education contexts. Interpreting services dominate the recent activity, with school districts soliciting certified sign language interpreters, oral interpreters, transliteration services, and tactile interpreting for deaf and hard-of-hearing students and staff. Katy Independent School District (West 10 RDSPD/Deaf Education Cooperative region, Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida), and Tacoma Public Schools issued RFPs for interpreting and related special education contracted services, all on an as-needed basis with no guaranteed minimum volumes. The issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts in Texas and Florida, with one regional cooperative procurement and one data-analytics RFP from Inland Empire Health Plan in California that is unrelated to the code's stated purpose.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Texas (Katy ISD, Eanes ISD), Florida (Hillsborough County), Washington (Tacoma), and California (Inland Empire Health Plan), with Texas and Florida showing the heaviest concentration of interpreting-services solicitations. Hillsborough County Public Schools RFP 26041-DST, posted April 6, 2026 with proposals due April 15, 2026, seeks sign language interpreters at minimum EIPA level 3.5 or equivalent RID or BEI certification for 235 schools, with an estimated annual budget of $950,000 and plans to award one primary contractor and multiple alternates. Katy ISD RFP #2518YT, posted July 1, 2026 with proposals due July 8, 2026, solicits certified and pre-certified interpreters (BEI or RID certified) across the cooperative's six districts, with pricing on an hourly basis for ASL interpreting, pre-certified interpreting, CART services, and specialty services; the contract term runs September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027 with options to renew annually through August 31, 2031. Eanes ISD RFP 26-31-04-201, posted March 15, 2026 with proposals due April 20, 2026, encompasses interpreting alongside broader special education services (speech pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, counseling, nursing support, audiology) at approximately $3 million annually estimated spend. The code shows little relevant recent activity if interpreted strictly as cerumen treatment; the actual buying activity reflects educational interpreting and special education support services in school districts.