LOINC Code 73698-3: Reason CCHD oxygen saturation screening not performed

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 Reason CCHD oxygen saturation screening not performed. 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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Reason CCHD oxygen saturation screening not performed
• Virtually every infant born in the hospital in the United States should have critical congenital heart defects (CCHD) oxygen saturation screening. However, there are some cases in which screening was not appropriate or was not done for other reasons. This term is meant to capture the reason that screening was not performed in those rare instances that an infant did not get screened.
• Asympt; Asymptomatic; CCHD SaO2 scrn not prfrmd; Finding; Findings; H+P; H+P.PX; Nominal; O2; P prime; Point in time; Random; SaO2; SAT; Satn; Scn; SO2; tO2

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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