UNSPSC 85902946: Performance intensity phonetically balanced speech discrimination assessment using audiometer

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of performance intensity phonetically balanced speech discrimination 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 F00ZQ1Z

UNSPSC 85902946 Performance intensity phonetically balanced speech discrimination assessment using audiometer is a Commodity code that spans occupational health screening and medical assessment services purchased by state and local governments. Despite the highly technical code name, the recent procurement activity under this code shows a wide range of health-related services being solicited, though few directly address audiometric assessment. State and local buying bodies soliciting under this code include county health systems, state health agencies, school districts, fire departments, sheriff's offices, and specialized state boards. Seminole County in Florida recently sought a Medical Director for its EMS system (RFP527726GCM, due August 5, 2026) with substantial clinical oversight responsibilities, while the Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited radiology and EKG read services across 11 state hospitals and 13 State Supported Living Centers (HHS0017505, due July 20, 2026). The Oregon Health Authority requested Doula and lactation support services for perinatal programs (S4430000017113, due August 7, 2026), and the City of Atlanta Department of Corrections issued a pre-solicitation notice for comprehensive inmate health services (PE66062NONST2026000000417, due July 3, 2026).

Geographic activity is concentrated in Texas, Florida, Georgia, and Oregon, with additional solicitations in Illinois, Nevada, California, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Arizona. The issuing-body mix skews heavily toward county health systems, county sheriff offices, independent school districts, and state health departments. Most recent opportunities are structured as RFPs or RFQs with three to eight week response windows. The code's nominal scope—audiometric speech discrimination testing—appears misaligned with the predominant activity, which reflects occupational health physicals, clinical oversight services, emergency medical direction, inmate healthcare, and specialized medical consultations. Business development professionals evaluating this code should note that actual purchasing activity spans a broad spectrum of medical services beyond the code's technical title, suggesting either miscoding at the issuing agency level or a legacy taxonomic mismatch. Opportunity volume is moderate and steady across multiple state and local jurisdictions, with typical contract values ranging from under $250,000 annually to multimillion-dollar multi-year agreements, particularly for inmate healthcare and large county employee health clinics.