LOINCActiveObservation

LOINC Code 72148-0: Person attending birth [RHEA]

72148-0 is a LOINC code used to identify Person attending birth [RHEA] 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 Person attending birth. 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 Person attending birth. 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: ACTIVE
  • Order vs observation: Observation
  • Method: RHEA

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Person attending birth [RHEA]
  • Person attending birth
  • Finding; Findings; Nominal; Persons; Point in time; Random; Rwanda Health Enterprise Architecture; Survey; SURVEY.GNHLTH

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

Person attending birth [RHEA]Person attending birthSURVEY.GNHLTHFindPt^PatientNom

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code72148-0
SystemLOINC
Display namePerson attending birth [RHEA]
DescriptionPerson attending birth
ComponentPerson attending birth
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleNom
MethodRHEA
ClassSURVEY.GNHLTH
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.42
Last changed2.67

Part names

Person attending birthFindPt^PatientNomRHEAFindingPoint in time (spot)Rwanda Health Enterprise Architecture

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