LOINC Code 18815-1: Ambulance transport, Reason for scheduled trip additional service information (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 Reason for scheduled trip additional service information. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ambulance transport.

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

• Ambulance transport, Reason for scheduled trip additional service information (narrative)
• Reason for scheduled trip additional service information
• Add; ATTACH; ATTACH.AMB; Impression; Impression/interpretation of study; Impressions; Interp; Interpretation; Narrative; Point in time; Random; Reason for scheduled trip addl service information; 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.

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