LOINC Code 34133-9: Summary of episode note

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 Summary of episode note. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Setting}.

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

• Summary of episode note
• This LOINC term is commonly used as the Clinical Document code for both the Care Record Summary (CRS) and Continuity of Care Document (CCD), with an "episode" of care defined as the provision of care over a specified period of time that can cover one or more health care encounters. This definition was approved by the LOINC Document Ontology subcommittee in February 2021.
• CCD; Continuity of Care Document; DOC.ONT; Document; Encounter; Evaluation and management; Evaluation and management note; Finding; Findings; notes; Point in time; Random; 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.

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