LOINC Code 62528-5: PhenX - environmental exposures - sibship - birth order protocol 060801

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 - sibship - birth order protocol 060801. 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: DISCOURAGED
• 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 - sibship - birth order protocol 060801
• Questions are asked about the respondent's siblings, including the number of full brothers and sisters, if he/she has twin siblings, and a more detailed description of the birth order of all siblings including name and vital status. The protocol uses the adjective, full, to refer to siblings to whom a subject is related by blood and not by marriage.
• Environ exp sibship birth order proto; 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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