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LOINC Code 74069-6: Best description for the incorrect timing [AHRQ]

74069-6 is a LOINC code used to identify Best description for the incorrect timing [AHRQ] in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Best description for the incorrect timing. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026

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 Best description for the incorrect timing. 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: AHRQ

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Best description for the incorrect timing [AHRQ]
  • Best description for the incorrect timing
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Description incorrect timing; Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Survey; SURVEY.AHRQ

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.

Common synonyms

Best description for the incorrect timing [AHRQ]Best description for the incorrect timingSURVEY.AHRQFindPt^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code74069-6
SystemLOINC
Display nameBest description for the incorrect timing [AHRQ]
DescriptionBest description for the incorrect timing
ComponentBest description for the incorrect timing
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodAHRQ
ClassSURVEY.AHRQ
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.46
Last changed2.48

Part names

Best description for the incorrect timingFindPt^PatientOrdAHRQFindingPoint in time (spot)Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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