LOINC Code 71725-6: Personnel Business phone number extension

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 Business phone number extension. 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 Business phone number extension
• Business phone number extension
• Indicates the extension number for the personnel's main phone number, if any.
• ADMIN; Business phone #; Business phone # ext; EXT; No; Nominal; Num; Phone #; Phone # ext; 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.

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