LOINC Code 62646-5: Deprecated PhenX measure - causes and treatments of known infertility

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 - causes and treatments of known infertility. 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 - causes and treatments of known infertility
• PhenX measure - causes and treatments of known infertility
• Questions to assess participant's experience with infertility. These questions are used to determine the cause of the participant's or their partner's infertility and the treatments that they may have sought. It is important to measure because it can be related to birth outcomes (e.g., multiple births). Infertility may also be associated with gene/environmental interactions.
• Measure - causes known infertility; Pan; Panel; PANEL.PHENX; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Tx; Txs

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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