LOINC Code 69969-4: NBS report overall laboratory comment Nar

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 Newborn screening report overall laboratory comment. 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
• Order vs observation: Observation

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Newborn screening report overall laboratory comment
• The use of ZNB or NTE segments for report boilerplate information, such as the list of conditions tested, is not recommended because receiving organizations may not know how to process the data. This LOINC code for Newborn Screening Report Overall Laboratory Comment enables sending this data in an OBX segment. If you send a list of conditions tested or another list, we suggest you use semicolons instead of commas to separate conditions in a list to avoid problems if the condition names contain commas.
• Asympt; Asymptomatic; Chemistry; cmmt; cmnt; Com; Comm; Comments; Commt; Narrative; NBS report overall lab comment; New born; Point in time; Random; Remarks; Report; Scn; Text

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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