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LOINC Code 55070-7: Insurance billing

55070-7 is a LOINC code used to identify Insurance billing 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 Insurance billing. 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 Insurance billing. 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
  • Order vs observation: Observation
  • Panel type: Organizer

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Insurance billing
  • Pan; Panel; PANEL.SURVEY.CMS; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Survey

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

Insurance billingPANEL.SURVEY.CMS-Pt^PatientPoint in time (spot)

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code55070-7
SystemLOINC
Display nameInsurance billing
ComponentInsurance billing
Property-
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
Scale-
ClassPANEL.SURVEY.CMS
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.27
Last changed2.75

Part names

Insurance billing-Pt^PatientPoint in time (spot)

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