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LOINC Code 104763-8: Medication dispense instructions [Identifier] Medication Narrative

104763-8 is a LOINC code used to identify Medication dispense instructions [Identifier] Medication Narrative 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 dispense instructions. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Medication.

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 dispense instructions. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Medication.

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 dispense instructions [Identifier] Medication Narrative
  • Medication dispense instructions
  • Directions provided to a pharmacy for how a medication is to be dispensed.
  • Identity or presence; Med; MEDS; Narrative; 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.

Common synonyms

Medication dispense instructions [Identifier] Medication NarrativeMed dispense instrMedication dispense instructionsMEDSPridPtMedication

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code104763-8
SystemLOINC
Display nameMedication dispense instructions [Identifier] Medication Narrative
DescriptionMedication dispense instructions
Short nameMed dispense instr
ComponentMedication dispense instructions
PropertyPrid
TimingPt
System (specimen)Medication
ScaleNar
ClassMEDS
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

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

Part names

Medication dispense instructionsPridPtMedicationNarPresence or IdentityPoint in time (spot)

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