LOINC Code 74022-5: Negative history for disease of interest in family member

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 Negative history for disease of interest. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Family member.

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

• Negative history for disease of interest in family member
• Negative history for disease of interest
• Used to report if the disease of interest is not present in a family member. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the negation indicator used in the Family History section of the V2 VMR, based on the Family History Standard Implementation Guide (US Realm) 2012. Expected results are true or false, where true indicates there is no history of a given disease of interest.
• Dis; Diseases; Dz; Fam Mem; Finding; Findings; H+P; H+P.HX; Hx; NEG; Neg hx for disease; Ordinal; P prime; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen

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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