LOINC

LOINC Code 52811-7: Deprecated HIPAA attachments

52811-7 is a LOINC code used to identify Deprecated HIPAA attachments 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 HIPAA attachments. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

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 HIPAA attachments. 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: DEPRECATED

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Deprecated HIPAA attachments
  • HIPAA attachments
  • 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

Deprecated HIPAA attachmentsDeprecatedHIPAA attachmentsATTACH-Pt^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code52811-7
SystemLOINC
Display nameDeprecated HIPAA attachments
DescriptionHIPAA attachments
Short nameDeprecated
ComponentHIPAA attachments
Property-
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
Scale-
ClassATTACH
StatusDEPRECATED

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.24
Last changed2.66

Part names

HIPAA attachments-Pt^PatientPoint in time (spot)

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