UNSPSC 85901302: Cerumen management treatment using cerumen management equipment

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of cerumen management treatment using cerumen management equipment. 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 F09Z3XZ

UNSPSC 85901302 Cerumen management treatment using cerumen management equipment (Commodity) shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The code's title suggests medical devices or equipment for earwax removal in clinical settings. Recent opportunities assigned to this code, however, center on sign language interpreting services, special education contracted services including speech-language pathology and related therapies, and data abstraction/natural language processing solutions for healthcare quality measure reporting—none of which involve cerumen management equipment or treatment. The miscoding reflects broader procurement system inconsistencies where educational and healthcare service solicitations are sometimes tagged with unrelated commodity codes. School districts and regional education cooperatives dominate the recent activity, along with healthcare-adjacent public entities, but these represent educational access services and health IT solutions rather than otologic medical devices.

Geographic activity appears concentrated in Texas (Katy ISD, Eanes ISD, and Tacoma Public Schools in Washington; Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida; and Inland Empire Health Plan serving Riverside and San Bernardino counties in California) across the recent opportunities posted April through July 2026. Representative solicitations include Katy ISD's RFP 2518YT for sign language interpreting services (RFP, due July 8, 2026), Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26041-DST for interpreting services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students with an estimated annual budget of $950,000 (RFP, due April 15, 2026), Eanes ISD's RFP 26-31-04-201 for special education contracted services with an estimated annual spend of approximately $3,000,000 (RFP, due April 20, 2026), and Tacoma Public Schools' RFP26021C for special education contracted services on an as-needed basis (RFP, due July 3, 2026). This code shows no relevant recent activity for cerumen management equipment procurement in state and local markets.