LOINC Code 62801-6: PhenX - diabetic retinopathy protocol 140701

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 - diabetic retinopathy protocol 140701. 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 - diabetic retinopathy protocol 140701
• The protocol includes three interviewer-administered questions from the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study (LALES) that capture whether a respondent has eye disease due to diabetes and whether the respondent has had laser treatment for retinopathy. These questions about diabetic retinopathy from the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study are also included in the Personal and Family History of Eye Disease and Treatments. Therefore, selecting these two protocols together will result in selecting the same questions multiple times.
• 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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