LOINC Code 52063-5: Prescription for durable medical equipment (DME)

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 Prescription for durable medical equipment attachment. 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

• Prescription for durable medical equipment (DME)
• Prescription for durable medical equipment attachment
• This attachment provides an actual image of the DME prescription.
• DOC.ONT; Document; Finding; Findings; Point in time; Random; Rx; Rx for DME attachment

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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