LOINC Code 71496-4: Corporate organization code Dialysis facility [ESRD]

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 Corporate organization code. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Dialysis facility.

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: TRIAL
• Order vs observation: Observation
• Method: ESRD

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Corporate organization code Dialysis facility [ESRD]
• Corporate organization code
• Indicates the facility code if one is assigned by the facility's Corporate Organization.
• Dialy; End Stage Renal Disease; ESRD survey; Fclty; Ident; Identifier; Nominal; Point in time; Random; Survey

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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