LOINC Code 52017-1: Ambulance transport, Physician certification for transport statement (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 Physician certification for transport statement. 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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Ambulance transport, Physician certification for transport statement (narrative)
• Physician certification for transport statement
• ATTACH; ATTACH.AMB; Finding; Findings; Narrative; Point in time; Random; 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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