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LOINC Code 38890-0: Vaccine component type [Identifier]

38890-0 is a LOINC code used to identify Vaccine component type [Identifier] 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 Vaccine component type. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Vaccine.

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 Vaccine component type. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Vaccine.

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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Vaccine component type [Identifier]
  • Vaccine component type
  • A term is used to distinguish separate vaccine components of a multiple antigen vaccine
  • Ident; Identifier; Nominal; Point in time; Random

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

Vaccine component type [Identifier]Vaccine Component TypeVACCINIDPtVaccineNom

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code38890-0
SystemLOINC
Display nameVaccine component type [Identifier]
DescriptionVaccine component type
Short nameVaccine Component Type
ComponentVaccine component type
PropertyID
TimingPt
System (specimen)Vaccine
ScaleNom
ClassVACCIN
StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.15
Last changed2.27

Part names

Vaccine component typeIDPtVaccineNomIdentifierPoint in time (spot)

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