LOINC Code 56091-2: Race [PhenX]
56091-2 is a LOINC code used to identify Race [PhenX] 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 Race. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
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 Race. 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: DISCOURAGED
- Method: PhenX
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Race [PhenX]
- Race
- The interviewer asks the respondent what race he or she considers himself or herself to be and hands the respondent a card with a list of race categories. The respondent is asked to pick one or more of the categories on the card. The interviewer enters the code for the race indicated or keys in an entry if the respondent chooses an "other (specify)" option.
- Ethnicity; Nominal; Point in time; Random; Typ
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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