LOINC Code 58304-7: Chest discomfort ever or since last exam or medical history update
58304-7 is a LOINC code used to identify Chest discomfort ever or since last exam or medical history update 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 Chest discomfort ever or since last exam or medical history update. 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 Chest discomfort ever or since last exam or medical history update. 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: TRIAL
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Chest discomfort ever or since last exam or medical history update
- Chest discomfort ever/since last exam; Date and time; Hx; Ordinal; Past; PhenX; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; 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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