LOINC Code 71510-2: Medicaid certified stations 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 Medicaid certified stations. 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

• Medicaid certified stations Dialysis facility # [ESRD]
• Medicaid certified stations
• The total number of stations that are Medicare certified at the facility.
• Cnt; Count; Dialy; End Stage Renal Disease; ESRD survey; Fclty; Number; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; 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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