LOINC Code 73738-7: Newborn screening test results panel - Point of Care

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 Newborn screening test results panel. 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: Order
• Panel type: Organizer

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Newborn screening test results panel - Point of Care
• Newborn screening test results panel
• The newborn screening test results panel - point of care covers screening that is done at the bedside prior to the infant's discharge from the hospital. Whereas most newborn screening tests are run on dried blood spots, two (hearing screening and critical congenital heart disease screening) are done as point-of-care tests.
• Asympt; Asymptomatic; H+P; NBS test results pnl; New born; P prime; Pan; PANEL.H&P; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Scn

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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