LOINC Code 73575-3: Radiology Consult note
73575-3 is a LOINC code used to identify Radiology Consult note 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 Consultation note. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Setting}.
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 Consultation note. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Setting}.
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: Both
- Method: Radiology
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Radiology Consult note
- Consultation note
- The common use-case for this code is a consultation by a medical expert (e.g. neurosurgeon) about the recommendation of a transfer, often based on a radiology image. Trauma patients are often transferred from smaller hospitals to larger ones with more treatment options. The consultation may provide recommendations on whether or not to transfer to a larger hospital, depending on the radiological findings.
- Consult note; DOC.ONT; Document; Encounter; Evaluation and management; Evaluation and management note; Finding; Findings; notes; Point in time; Rad; Radiology; Random; Visit note
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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