UNSPSC 85902824: Binaural hearing aid device fitting using assistive listening equipment

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of binaural hearing aid device fitting using assistive listening 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 F0DZ2LZ

UNSPSC 85902824 Binaural hearing aid device fitting using assistive listening equipment is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it center on sign language interpreting services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students in school districts, not hearing aid fitting. Katy Independent School District (Texas) and Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) are both soliciting certified sign language interpreters through RFPs with response dates of July 8, 2026, and April 15, 2026, respectively, requiring Board of Educational Interpreters (BEI) or Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) certification. Tacoma Public Schools and Eanes Independent School District (Texas) issued broader special education contracted services RFPs that include interpreting as one line item among speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, counseling, nursing support, audiology, and assistive technology services. The interpreting services solicitations frame the work as on-demand provision of sign language interpreting, oral interpreting, transliteration, and tactile interpreting across school facilities and special education settings, with no guaranteed minimum volumes. Hillsborough County weights cost at 25 percent and specifies an estimated annual budget of $950,000 for interpreting services alone, intending to award one primary contractor and multiple alternate awardees.

The recent activity concentrates in Texas and Florida school districts. Katy ISD's RFP #2518YT (posted July 8, 2026, due July 8, 2026) covers the West 10 RDSPD/Deaf Education Cooperative spanning six school districts in South Texas, soliciting both certified and pre-certified interpreters at hourly rates across service categories including Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART) and emergency services, with an initial one-year term renewable through August 31, 2031. Hillsborough County's RFP 26041-DST (posted April 6, 2026, due April 15, 2026) explicitly targets 235 schools in the Tampa area and currently serves approximately 750 deaf and hard-of-hearing students, with 24/7 availability and 30-minute response requirements. The code as tagged shows substantial mismatch with its nominal scope; the recent opportunities reflect demand for interpreting labor services in K-12 special education, not medical devices or hearing aid fitting services.