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LOINC Code 57713-0: Infant factors that affect newborn screening interpretation

57713-0 is a LOINC code used to identify Infant factors that affect newborn screening interpretation 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 Infant factors that affect newborn screening interpretation. 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 Infant factors that affect newborn screening interpretation. 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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

Infant factors that affect newborn screening interpretation
Use this term to record various infant factors (also known as events), including treatments or conditions, that occur prior to collection of the newborn screening (NBS) specimen, and can affect the interpretation of NBS results. Select any answers that apply; you can select more than one answer. If you select "other," use the additional narrative LOINC code for "Other infant factors that affect newborn screening interpretation" to give additional details. Select the answer "Infant in ICU at time of specimen collection" if the infant was in an intensive care unit, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) or special care baby unit (SCBU). ECMO (extra corporeal membrane oxygenation, aka heart-lung bypass) can affect NBS results for hemoglobinopathies and GALT. Dopamine can affect NBS results for TSH. Steroid treatment can affect NBS results for TSH and 17-OHP. Iodine can affect NBS results for TSH and T4. Antibiotics can affect NBS results for C5. Some anti-seizure medications can affect NBS results for fatty acids. In screening for cystic fibrosis (CF), those babies presenting with meconium ileus or other bowel obstruction often have falsely low IRT's, so some states when they have that information, skip the IRT and go directly to DNA for their screen. SOURCESNewborn Screening Guidelines for Preterm, Low Birth Weight, and Sick Newborns; Approved Guideline. CLSI document I/LA31-A. Wayne, PA: Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute; (2009). LABORATORY MEDICINE PRACTICE GUIDELINES: FOLLOW-UP TESTING FOR METABOLIC DISEASES IDENTIFIED BY EXPANDED NEWBORN SCREENING USING TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY, The National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry, 2009 http://www.aacc.org/members/nacb/lmpg/onlineguide/publishedguidelines/newborn/pages/default.aspx. Utah Department of Health's "Newborn Screening For Sick or Preterm Newborns" Available at: http://health.utah.gov/newbornscreening/PDF/SupportProcScreeningSickPreterm.pdf.
Asympt; Asymptomatic; Clinical events; Finding; Findings; H+P; H+P.HX; Inf factors affecting NBS imp; Interp; Interpret; Interpt; Intrp; New born; Nominal; P prime; Point in time; Random; Scn

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

Infant factors that affect newborn screening interpretationInf factors affecting NBS impH&P.HXFindPt^PatientNom

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code57713-0
SystemLOINC
Display nameInfant factors that affect newborn screening interpretation
Short nameInf factors affecting NBS imp
ComponentInfant factors that affect newborn screening interpretation
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleNom
ClassH&P.HX
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.29
Last changed2.73

Part names

Infant factors that affect newborn screening interpretationFindPt^PatientNomFindingPoint in time (spot)

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