LOINC Code 74199-1: Transferred from another acute care facility [NTDS]

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 Transferred from another acute care facility. 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: Both
• Method: NTDS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Transferred from another acute care facility [NTDS]
• Transferred from another acute care facility
• Indicates whether or not a patient was transferred to the local facility from an acute care facility.
• [NTDS]; Admitted; Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Transfer acute care facility; TRAUMA

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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