LOINC Code 73766-8: Place where birth occurred [US Standard Certificate of Live Birth]

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 Place where birth occurred. 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: US standard certificate of live birth

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Place where birth occurred [US Standard Certificate of Live Birth]
• Place where birth occurred
• The type of place where the birth/delivery occurred, including hospital, freestanding birthing center (i.e. no direct physical connection with an operative delivery center), home birth (at a private residence), clinic/doctor's office, or other type of place as indicated on the patient's U.S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth.
• Echography; Nominal; Place birth occur; Point in time; Random; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; Survey; SURVEY.CDC; Typ; ULS; Ultrasound; US live birth

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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