LOINC Code 56096-1: Phenx - hand dominance - 42 months and older protocol 020601 ALSPAC

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 Phenx - hand dominance - 42Mo and older protocol 020601. 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
• Panel type: Panel
• Method: ALSPAC

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Phenx - hand dominance - 42 months and older protocol 020601 ALSPAC
• Phenx - hand dominance - 42Mo and older protocol 020601
• Questions to determine which hand the participant uses for a series of activities, adult assisting children beginning at 42 months. Mother or an adult proxy for the child beginning at 42 months of age is asked a series of questions about the activities of the child and whether he/she performs these activities using one or both hands.
• Hand dom- 42Mo proto; Pan; Panel; PANEL.PHENX; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Upper extremity

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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