LOINC Code 62536-8: PhenX - environmental exposures - dust collection - vacuum bag protocol 061201

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 - dust collection - vacuum bag protocol 061201. 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 - dust collection - vacuum bag protocol 061201
• The respondent is mailed instructions and a sealable plastic bag to collect dust from his/her vacuum cleaner. The respondent is asked to collect the dust from his/her vacuum cleaner and mail it to the laboratory. At the laboratory, the sample is sieved, weighed, and analyzed for environmental contaminants. If the timing of the dust collection (e.g., time of year, timing with respect to prior house cleaning, etc.) is critical the researcher should inform the respondent.
• Coll; Collect; Collected; Environ expo dust vacuum 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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