LOINC Code 104810-7: Medication total daily amount [#] 24 hour Medication

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 total daily amount. 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 total daily amount [#] 24 hour Medication
• Medication total daily amount
• The amount of a medication that may be administered on a daily basis.
• 1 day; 24 hours; 24HR; Cnt; Count; Med; Med total daily amt; MEDS; Number; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Tot; Totl

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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