LOINC Code 62601-0: Deprecated PhenX measure - oral health - professional dental care

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 - oral health - professional dental care. 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 - oral health - professional dental care
• PhenX measure - oral health - professional dental care
• A measure to determine information about a participant's last visit to the dentist. Professional dental care is necessary for the maintenance of oral health. The periodicity of visits to a dentist is a measure of access to dental health care and an indicator of a person's oral health status.
• Measure - oral profess dental care; 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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