LOINC Code 45242-5: Tuberculosis treatment start date
45242-5 is a LOINC code used to identify Tuberculosis treatment start date 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 Tuberculosis treatment start date. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
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 Tuberculosis treatment start date. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
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
- Method: Reported
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Tuberculosis treatment start date
- Current LOINC codes focus on diagnosis, not treatment. However, there is a code for medication administered. If that were used, the actual medication would be carried in OBX.5. Can we assume that TB treatment is the provision of medication?
- ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Lung; Point in time; Pulmonary; Pulmonology; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Respiratory; Started; TB; TB Tx start date; Tx
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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