LOINC Code 56155-5: Date referral lab test results received

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 Date referral lab test results received. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Referral lab test.

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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Date referral lab test results received in unspecified time Referral lab test
• Date referral lab test results received
• Date and/or time the referral lab test results were received by the requester, such as the ordering laboratory.
• ?Tm; Date and time; Date Ref lab test results received; MISC; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Ref Lab Test; Ref Lab Test Results; Time stamp; Timestamp

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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