LOINC Code 62529-3: Deprecated PhenX measure - environmental exposures - day care - pre-school attendance

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 - day care - pre-school attendance. 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 - day care - pre-school attendance
• PhenX measure - environmental exposures - day care - pre-school attendance
• Questions about the child's attendance at day care and/or preschool. Day care attendance influences a child's health. Environmental contaminants could be present at the child's day care or preschool. Infectious diseases spread rapidly from one child to another in these facilities. Several studies have concluded that day care attendance, especially at a young age (e.g., < 2 years old), significantly increases the likelihood of a child contracting asthma or wheezing, however, the same child is less likely to have respiratory conditions later (> 6 years old).
• Before; Measure - envir day care preschool; 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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