UNSPSC 85902823: Binaural hearing aid device fitting

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of binaural hearing aid device fitting. 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 F0DZ2ZZ

UNSPSC 85902823 Binaural hearing aid device fitting (Commodity) shows a mismatch between its nominal scope and recent state and local solicitation activity. The code's abstract definition targets hearing aid fitting services, but the recent opportunities tagged under it comprise sign language interpreting, audiology support within broader special education contracted services, and unrelated health plan technology procurements. Of the six posted opportunities, four are clearly for sign language interpretation or related deaf and hard-of-hearing support services rather than hearing aid fitting. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Katy Independent School District (Texas), Tacoma Public Schools (Washington), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), and Eanes Independent School District (Texas) all soliciting interpreter services on an as-needed basis with annual contract renewal options. Hillsborough County Public Schools explicitly budgeted $950,000 for interpreter services covering 235 schools. These districts seek interpreters holding RID (Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf), BEI (Board of Educational Interpreters), or EIPA level 3.5 or higher certification, with availability requirements ranging from standard school hours to 24/7 response within 30 minutes to two hours.

Recent activity clusters in Texas and Florida. Katy ISD (RFP 2518YT, due July 8, 2026) is procuring certified and pre-certified sign language interpreters across a six-district West 10 RDSPD/Deaf Education Cooperative, with pricing submitted hourly by service category (certified ASL, pre-certified, CART, specialty interpreters) and a September 2026 start date with renewal through August 2031. Hillsborough County Public Schools (RFP 26041-DST, due April 15, 2026) awarded interpreting services with a $950,000 annual budget and intends multiple primary and alternate awardees; the district noted interpreter vacancies doubled since 2021–2022, driving reliance on contracted interpreters. Eanes ISD (RFP 26-31-04-201, due April 20, 2026) and Tacoma Public Schools (RFP26021C, due July 3, 2026) both embedded interpreting within broader special education contracted-services solicitations budgeted at approximately $3 million and with no minimum-volume guarantees. The code itself does not align well with the procurement activity it reports—vendors pursuing state and local work in deaf and hard-of-hearing support would benefit from monitoring special education services codes and interpreter-specific codes rather than relying on this hearing aid fitting classification.