LOINC Code 60571-7: Consultation note.synoptic Pathology Nar ({Setting})

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 Consultation note.synoptic. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Setting}.

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: Both
• Method: Pathology

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Pathology Consult note.synoptic
• Consultation note.synoptic
• A supplementary report from a second pathologist or additional expert; or a deliberation by pathologists on a diagnosis and/or interpretation of diagnostic test results. This may be a second opinion of the specimen diagnosis, where the data from the supplementary study is structured into discrete data concepts or encoded so as to be considered a synoptic report. The initial OBX identifies the source, Synoptic Report Template Checklist Source for the definition of the synoptic structure, such as "CAP Cancer Checklists". Additional OBX segments contain the specific template, Synoptic Report Template ID used for the report, and its version, Synoptic Report Template Version ID.
• Consult note; Encounter; Evaluation and management; Evaluation and management note; Finding; Findings; Narrative; notes; Path; Pathology; Point in time; Random; Report; Visit note

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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