LOINC Code 62516-0: PhenX - environmental exposures - water source protocol 060201

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 PhenX - environmental exposures - water source protocol 060201. 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
• Panel type: Panel
• Method: PhenX

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• PhenX - environmental exposures - water source protocol 060201
• The respondent is asked a series of questions about the home's source of drinking water such as, if the water comes from a community's supply or a private well, the depth of the well, if it is cased, and whether water filtration/treatment devices are used.
• Environ exp water source proto; Pan; Panel; PANEL.PHENX; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Srce

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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