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LOINC Code 15507-7: Emergency department Progress note

15507-7 is a LOINC code used to identify Emergency department Progress note 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 Progress note. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Emergency department.

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 Progress note. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Emergency department.

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
  • Method: {Role}

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Emergency department Progress note
  • Progress note
  • DOC.ONT; Document; ED; Encounter; Evaluation and management; Evaluation and management note; Finding; Findings; notes; Point in time; Prog note; Random; subsequent evaluation; subsequent visit evaluation; Visit note

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

Emergency department Progress noteED Prog noteProgress noteDOC.ONTOLOGYFindPtEmergency department

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code15507-7
SystemLOINC
Display nameEmergency department Progress note
DescriptionProgress note
Short nameED Prog note
ComponentProgress note
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)Emergency department
ScaleDoc
Method{Role}
ClassDOC.ONTOLOGY
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released1.0k
Last changed2.73

Part names

Progress noteFindPtEmergency departmentDoc{Role}ProgressNoteFindingPoint in time (spot)Role-unspecified

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