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LOINC Code 54607-7: Deprecated Temporal orientation - current year

54607-7 is a LOINC code used to identify Deprecated Temporal orientation - current year 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 Temporal orientation - current year. 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 Temporal orientation - current year. 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
  • Method: MDSv3

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Deprecated Temporal orientation - current year
  • Temporal orientation - current year
  • Finding; Findings; MDS version 3; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Survey; SURVEY.MDS

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 Temporal orientation - current yearTemporal orientation - current yearSURVEY.MDSFindPt^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code54607-7
SystemLOINC
Display nameDeprecated Temporal orientation - current year
DescriptionTemporal orientation - current year
ComponentTemporal orientation - current year
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodMDSv3
ClassSURVEY.MDS
StatusDEPRECATED

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.27
Last changed2.44

Part names

Temporal orientation - current yearFindPt^PatientOrdMDSv3FindingPoint in time (spot)

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