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LOINC Code 62582-2: PhenX - oral health - dental caries experience - prevalence protocol 080301

62582-2 is a LOINC code used to identify PhenX - oral health - dental caries experience - prevalence protocol 080301 in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component PhenX - oral health - dental caries experience - prevalence protocol 080301. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026

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 - oral health - dental caries experience - prevalence protocol 080301. 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 - oral health - dental caries experience - prevalence protocol 080301
The Decayed, Missing, or Filled Tooth Surfaces (DMFS) Index is used by a dentist or dental hygienist to determine the prevalence of coronal caries in permanent and primary teeth through an examination that records the three components. Note from PhenX Oral Health Working Group (WG)The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) uses a web-based system for data entry that will beep and a message will be displayed in the lower right portion of the screen if two entries are made or a nonallowable entry is made. Data entry is prohibited until an allowable response is entered. There are laptop programs that can be used with this protocol, and the Oral Health WG recommends such a system as it does notify the recorder of correctable errors. An example of a paper data recording form is included as part of this protocol so that the user can see the format of such a data entry system. It also is good to have paper forms on hand in case of an electrical failure or some other problem that prohibits use of the electronic data entry system.
Oral dental caries 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.

Common synonyms

PhenX - oral health - dental caries experience - prevalence protocol 080301Oral dental caries protoPANEL.PHENX-Pt^PatientPhenX

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code62582-2
SystemLOINC
Display namePhenX - oral health - dental caries experience - prevalence protocol 080301
Short nameOral dental caries proto
ComponentPhenX - oral health - dental caries experience - prevalence protocol 080301
Property-
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
Scale-
MethodPhenX
ClassPANEL.PHENX
StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.36
Last changed2.81

Part names

PhenX - oral health - dental caries experience - prevalence protocol 080301-Pt^PatientPhenXPoint in time (spot)

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