LOINC Code 100154-4: Collection supervision level Nom (Spec)

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Collection supervision level. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Specimen.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Observation

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• Specimen collection supervision level
• Collection supervision level
• The level of supervision that occurred during the specimen collection. For example, a specimen may be collected by healthcare professional, by a patient in person or virtual and supervised, or by a patient and unsupervised.
• Coll; Collect; Collect supervision level; Collected; Finding; Findings; Levels; Levl; LV; LVL; Nominal; Point in time; Random; Spec

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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