LOINC Code 73744-5: Newborn hearing screen panel of Ear - right

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 hearing screen panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ear.right.

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: Panel

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Newborn hearing screen panel of Ear - right
• Newborn hearing screen panel
• The newborn hearing loss panel [right ear] includes all of the terms relevant to reporting right ear newborn hearing screen results. It does not include terms that are relevant to both ears, such as the comment/discussion and hearing loss risk indicators.
• Audiology; Ear-R; H+P; Hearing; NB hearing; NB hearing scn; NBS; NBS hear pnl; New born; Otologic; P prime; Pan; PANEL.H&P; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; R; Random; RT; Scn; Scr; Scrn

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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