LOINC Code 62602-8: PhenX - oral health - professional dental care protocol 081301

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 - professional dental care protocol 081301. 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 - oral health - professional dental care protocol 081301
• Interviewer-administered questions for adults to determine when the participant last visited the dentist and the purpose of the visit. These questions may also be administered to an adult as a proxy for a child.
• Oral profess dental care 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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