LOINC Code 10184-0: Hospital discharge physical findings Narrative

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 Hospital discharge physical findings. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Hospital discharge physical findings Narrative
• Hospital discharge physical findings
• Hospital discharge physical findings records a narrative description of the patient's physical findings.
• Disch; Exam; Examination; Finding; Findings; H+P; H+P.HX; Hosp; Narrative; P prime; Phys find; Point in time; Random; Report

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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