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LOINC Code 72049-0: Date dialysis session [ESRD]

72049-0 is a LOINC code used to identify Date dialysis session [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 Date dialysis session. 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 Date dialysis session. 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

  • Date dialysis session [ESRD]
  • Date dialysis session
  • Indicates the date of the dialysis session being referenced by the user when supplying the patient's vascular access details.
  • Dialy; End Stage Renal Disease; ESRD survey; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; 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

Date dialysis session [ESRD]Date dialysis sessionSURVEY.ESRDDatePt^PatientQn

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code72049-0
SystemLOINC
Display nameDate dialysis session [ESRD]
DescriptionDate dialysis session
ComponentDate dialysis session
PropertyDate
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleQn
MethodESRD
ClassSURVEY.ESRD
Example unitsMMDDYY
StatusTRIAL
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

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

Part names

Date dialysis sessionDatePt^PatientQnESRDPoint in time (spot)End Stage Renal Disease

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