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LOINC Code 71578-9: EMS transport destination NEMSIS

71578-9 is a LOINC code used to identify EMS transport destination NEMSIS 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 EMS transport destination. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Facility.

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 EMS transport destination. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^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: ACTIVE
  • Order vs observation: Observation
  • Method: NEMSIS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • EMS transport destination NEMSIS
  • EMS transport destination
  • The type of destination the patient was delivered or transferred to.
  • Emergency Medical Service(s); EMS destination; National EMS Information Services; Nominal; Point in time; Random; Typ

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

EMS transport destination NEMSISEMS destination NEMSISEMS transport destinationNEMSISTypePt^Facility

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code71578-9
SystemLOINC
Display nameEMS transport destination NEMSIS
DescriptionEMS transport destination
Short nameEMS destination NEMSIS
ComponentEMS transport destination
PropertyType
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Facility
ScaleNom
MethodNEMSIS
ClassNEMSIS
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

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

Part names

EMS transport destinationTypePt^FacilityNomNEMSISPoint in time (spot)National EMS Information Services

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