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LOINC Code 101886-0: General medicine Telephone encounter Consult note

101886-0 is a LOINC code used to identify General medicine Telephone encounter Consult note in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Consultation note. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Telephone encounter.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026

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 Consultation note. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Telephone encounter.

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
  • Method: General medicine

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • General medicine Telephone encounter Consult note
  • Consultation note
  • Consult note; DOC.ONT; Document; Encounter; Evaluation and management; Evaluation and management note; Finding; Findings; notes; Point in time; Random; Visit note

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.

Common synonyms

General medicine Telephone encounter Consult noteGeneral medicine Phone Consult noteConsultation noteDOC.ONTOLOGYFindPtTelephone encounter

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code101886-0
SystemLOINC
Display nameGeneral medicine Telephone encounter Consult note
DescriptionConsultation note
Short nameGeneral medicine Phone Consult note
ComponentConsultation note
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)Telephone encounter
ScaleDoc
MethodGeneral medicine
ClassDOC.ONTOLOGY
StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.75
Last changed2.75

Part names

Consultation noteFindPtTelephone encounterDocGeneral medicineConsultationNoteFindingPoint in time (spot)

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