LOINC Code 46576-5: Management of equipment [OASIS]
46576-5 is a LOINC code used to identify Management of equipment [OASIS] 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 Management of equipment. 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 Management of equipment. 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: OASIS
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Management of equipment [OASIS]
- Management of equipment
- Identifies the patient's ability to set up, monitor and change equipment reliably and safely, and the amount of assistance required from another person. The focus is on what the patient is able to do, not on compliance or willingness.
- Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Outcome and assessment information set; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Survey; Survey.OASIS
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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