LOINC Code 70949-3: Pathology report.section heading
70949-3 is a LOINC code used to identify Pathology report.section heading 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 Pathology report.section heading. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX.
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 Pathology report.section heading. 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: Both
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Pathology report.section heading
- The expected value for this variable is the name of a section within a pathology report. For example, "Request Details", "Macroscopic Appearance", or "Diagnosis". Such a reporting strategy is less common than the traditional method of using nested OBR segments to organize sections within HL7 version 2 messages. Using the strategy with this variable, the section header OBX segment would then be followed by several OBX segments containing the results within that section.
- DOC.MISC; MISC; Miscellaneous; Nominal; Other; Path; Point in time; Random; Report section; 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.
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