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LOINC Code 72081-3: Date of sodium education [ESRD]

72081-3 is a LOINC code used to identify Date of sodium education [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 of sodium education. 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 of sodium education. 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 of sodium education [ESRD]
  • Date of sodium education
  • Indicates the date last sodium education was given
  • Date sodium education; End Stage Renal Disease; ESRD survey; Na; Na+; 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 of sodium education [ESRD]Date of sodium educationSURVEY.ESRDDatePt^PatientQn

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code72081-3
SystemLOINC
Display nameDate of sodium education [ESRD]
DescriptionDate of sodium education
ComponentDate of sodium education
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 of sodium educationDatePt^PatientQnESRDPoint in time (spot)End Stage Renal Disease

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