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LOINC Code 104748-9: Medication order stop [Date]

104748-9 is a LOINC code used to identify Medication order stop [Date] 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 Medication order stop. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

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 Medication order stop. 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
  • Order vs observation: Observation

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Medication order stop [Date]
  • Medication order stop
  • The date and time a medication request is to end.
  • Med order stop; MEDS; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random

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

Medication order stop [Date]Med order stopMedication order stopMEDSDatePt^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code104748-9
SystemLOINC
Display nameMedication order stop [Date]
DescriptionMedication order stop
Short nameMed order stop
ComponentMedication order stop
PropertyDate
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleQn
ClassMEDS
Example unitsMMDDYY
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.78
Last changed2.78

Part names

Medication order stopDatePt^PatientQnPoint in time (spot)

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