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LOINC Code 64288-4: Prescription for eyewear

64288-4 is a LOINC code used to identify Prescription for eyewear 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 Prescription for eyewear. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Setting}.

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 Prescription for eyewear. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Setting}.

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
  • Order vs observation: Both
  • Method: {Role}

What it does not mean

  • The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

  • Prescription for eyewear
  • A document for the prescription of a vision aid or similar device worn over the eyes, such as eyeglasses and contact lenses.
  • DOC.ONT; Document; Finding; Findings; Point in time; Random; Rx

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

Prescription for eyewearDOC.ONTOLOGYFindPt{Setting}Doc{Role}

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code64288-4
SystemLOINC
Display namePrescription for eyewear
Short namePrescription for eyewear
ComponentPrescription for eyewear
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen){Setting}
ScaleDoc
Method{Role}
ClassDOC.ONTOLOGY
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.36
Last changed2.67

Part names

Prescription for eyewearFindPt{Setting}Doc{Role}FindingPoint in time (spot)Role-unspecified

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