LOINCActiveObservation

LOINC Code 106178-7: Description Unspecified body region Narrative

106178-7 is a LOINC code used to identify Description Unspecified body region 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 Description. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX.

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 Description. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX.

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

  • Description Unspecified body region Narrative
  • Description
  • ADMIN; Description; Misc; Miscellaneous; Narrative; Other; Point in time; Random; Report; Spec; To be specified in another part of the message; Unspecified

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

Description Unspecified body region NarrativeDescription SpecDescriptionADMINDescPtXXX

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code106178-7
SystemLOINC
Display nameDescription Unspecified body region Narrative
DescriptionDescription
Short nameDescription Spec
ComponentDescription
PropertyDesc
TimingPt
System (specimen)XXX
ScaleNar
ClassADMIN
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

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

Part names

DescriptionDescPtXXXNarPoint in time (spot)

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