LOINC Code 58232-0: Hearing loss risk indicators [Identifier]
58232-0 is a LOINC code used to identify Hearing loss risk indicators [Identifier] 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 Hearing loss risk indicators. 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 Hearing loss risk indicators. 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
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Hearing loss risk indicators [Identifier]
- Hearing loss risk indicators
- This question should be answered as part of the order and/or result of new born screen for hearing loss. It is intended to capture the risk factors identified by the Joint committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH) in appendix 2 of their recommendations (Pediatrics 2007;120;898-921). The user should always provide an answer (none if no risk factors exist) and otherwise pick as many answers as apply. The observations must be included IF the hearing screening result is delivered as part of this report.
- H+P; H+P.HX; Identity or presence; Indicator; Nominal; P prime; Point in time; Random
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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