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LOINC Code 69875-3: Service comment 48 [Interp]

69875-3 is a LOINC code used to identify Service comment 48 [Interp] 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 Service comment 48. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX.

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 Service comment 48. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX.

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: Observation

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Service comment 48
  • cmmt; cmnt; Com; Comm; Comment; Comments; Commt; Impression; Impression/interpretation of study; Impressions; Interp; Interpretation; Misc; Miscellaneous; Nominal; Other; Point in time; Random; Remarks; Service Cmnt; Service Cmnt 48; Spec; To be specified in another part of the message; Unspecified

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

Service comment 48 [Interp]Service comment 48Service Cmnt 48-ImpMISCService comment 48, SpecimenImpPt

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code69875-3
SystemLOINC
Display nameService comment 48 [Interp]
DescriptionService comment 48
Short nameService Cmnt 48-Imp
ComponentService comment 48
PropertyImp
TimingPt
System (specimen)XXX
ScaleNom
ClassMISC
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.40
Last changed2.69

Consumer names

Service comment 48, Specimen

Part names

Service comment 48ImpPtXXXNomImpression/interpretation of studyPoint in time (spot)

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