LOINC Code 67486-1: Vehicle Counter or odometer reading --patient destination

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 Counter or odometer reading^patient destination. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Vehicle.

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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Vehicle Counter or odometer reading --patient destination
• Counter or odometer reading^patient destination
• If using a counter, this is the mileage traveled from dispatch to the patients transport destination starting from 0
• Cnt; Count; NEMSIS; Number; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; 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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