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LOINC Code 71724-9: Personnel Home phone number

71724-9 is a LOINC code used to identify Personnel Home phone number 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 Home phone number. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Personnel.

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 Home phone number. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Personnel.

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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Personnel Home phone number
  • Home phone number
  • Indicates the personnel's home phone number.
  • ADMIN; Home phone #; No; Nominal; Num; Phone #; Point in time; Random; Telecommunication number; Telephone number

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

Personnel Home phone numberPersonnel Home phone #Home phone numberADMINTelePtPersonnel

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code71724-9
SystemLOINC
Display namePersonnel Home phone number
DescriptionHome phone number
Short namePersonnel Home phone #
ComponentHome phone number
PropertyTele
TimingPt
System (specimen)Personnel
ScaleNom
ClassADMIN
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.40
Last changed2.66

Part names

Home phone numberTelePtPersonnelNomTelephone number (HL7 datatype)Point in time (spot)

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