UNSPSC 85902916: Masking patterns assessment using audiometer

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of masking patterns 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 F00ZW1Z

UNSPSC 85902916 Masking patterns assessment using audiometer is a Commodity code whose recent state and local activity shows material misalignment with its nominal scope. The code's abstract name suggests audiometric testing for masking patterns — a clinical audiology diagnostic function — yet the posted opportunities soliciting under this code are predominantly sign language interpreting services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students in school districts, along with broader special education contracted services bundles that include audiology, interpreting, speech pathology, occupational therapy, and related services. State and local school districts (Katy Independent School District in Texas, Tacoma Public Schools in Washington, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida, and Eanes Independent School District in Texas) are the primary issuing bodies visible in recent opportunities, supported by the Inland Empire Health Plan (a California Medi-Cal managed care plan) which solicited data abstraction and NLP solutions for medical record review unrelated to hearing services. The interpreting services opportunities dominate the block: Katy ISD's RFP 2518YT (posted July 1, 2026, due July 8, 2026) seeks sign language interpreters holding Board of Educational Interpreters (BEI) or Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) certification to serve multiple school districts in the West 10 RDSPD/Deaf Education Cooperative, with pricing submitted hourly for certified ASL interpreters, pre-certified interpreters, general interpreting, CART services, specialty interpreters, and travel fees across a five-year renewal window through August 2031.

Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida issued RFP 26041-DST (posted April 6, 2026, due April 15, 2026) to procure sign language interpreting, oral interpreting, transliteration, and tactile interpreting services across 235 schools and facilities with an estimated annual budget of $950,000, requiring interpreters to maintain EIPA level 3.5 or equivalent RID or BEI certification and respond to requests within 30 minutes. Eanes Independent School District in Westlake, Texas issued RFP 26-31-04-201 (posted March 15, 2026, due April 20, 2026) soliciting special education contracted services on an as-needed basis with estimated annual spending of approximately $3 million, encompassing interpreting alongside speech pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, audiology, and related services. Tacoma Public Schools issued RFP26021C (posted June 11, 2026, due July 3, 2026) for special education contracted services including interpreting and audiology among a broader menu of related services. The recent opportunities cluster heavily in Texas (Katy, Eanes) and Florida (Hillsborough), with secondary activity in Washington (Tacoma) and California (Inland Empire Health Plan). The code shows limited concrete audiology-testing activity; interpreting services and bundled special education procurement dominate the actual spending visible under this code designation.