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LOINC Code 71590-4: Hospitalized or emergency room [ESRD]

71590-4 is a LOINC code used to identify Hospitalized or emergency room [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 or emergency room. 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 or emergency room. 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 or emergency room [ESRD]
  • Hospitalized or emergency room
  • Indicates if a patient was hospitalized or went to the hospital emergency room
  • End Stage Renal Disease; ESRD survey; Finding; Findings; 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.

Common synonyms

Hospitalized or emergency room [ESRD]Hospitalized or emergency roomSURVEY.ESRDFindPt^PatientNom

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code71590-4
SystemLOINC
Display nameHospitalized or emergency room [ESRD]
DescriptionHospitalized or emergency room
ComponentHospitalized or emergency room
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleNom
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 or emergency roomFindPt^PatientNomESRDFindingPoint in time (spot)End Stage Renal Disease

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