LOINC Code 104787-7: Medication duration completed Reporting Period Medication 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 Medication duration completed. 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: Both

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Medication duration completed Reporting Period Medication Narrative
• Medication duration completed
• Some medication administrations are ordered for a specific duration rather than a number of doses. This indicates the amount of that duration that has been completed as compared to the total ordered duration.
• Durat; Med; Med duration completed; MEDS; Narrative; Report; Report period

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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