LOINC Code 62523-6: Deprecated PhenX measure - environmental exposures - exposures from hobbies

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 measure - environmental exposures - exposures from hobbies. 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: DEPRECATED
• Method: PhenX

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Deprecated PhenX measure - environmental exposures - exposures from hobbies
• PhenX measure - environmental exposures - exposures from hobbies
• Questions about particular hobbies in which the respondent participated in for 6 months or longer. Many hobbies involve the use of volatile organic compounds such as paints, solvents, gasoline, or glues and adhesives that can cause adverse health effects such as eye, nose and throat irritation, headaches, dizziness, loss of coordination, damage to the liver, kidneys, or nervous system and even cancer. Other dangerous hobbies include the use of lead (e.g., making stained glass or fishing sinkers). By determining a person's hobbies a researcher may identify a potential cause of an exposure or an illness.
• Measure - envir exp hobbies; Pan; Panel; PANEL.PHENX; Panl; Pnl; 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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