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LOINC Code 71520-1: Hospitalized due to presumptive diagnosis [ESRD]

71520-1 is a LOINC code used to identify Hospitalized due to presumptive diagnosis [ESRD] 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 Hospitalized due to presumptive diagnosis. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

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 Hospitalized due to presumptive diagnosis. 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: 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

  • Hospitalized due to presumptive diagnosis [ESRD]
  • Hospitalized due to presumptive diagnosis
  • Dx; End Stage Renal Disease; ESRD survey; Finding; Findings; Hospitalized due to presumptive Dx; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; 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.

Common synonyms

Hospitalized due to presumptive diagnosis [ESRD]Hospitalized due to presumptive diagnosisSURVEY.ESRDFindPt^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code71520-1
SystemLOINC
Display nameHospitalized due to presumptive diagnosis [ESRD]
DescriptionHospitalized due to presumptive diagnosis
ComponentHospitalized due to presumptive diagnosis
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodESRD
ClassSURVEY.ESRD
StatusTRIAL
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.40
Last changed2.67

Part names

Hospitalized due to presumptive diagnosisFindPt^PatientOrdESRDFindingPoint in time (spot)End Stage Renal Disease

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