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LOINC Code 74563-8: Incident preventability [AHRQ]

74563-8 is a LOINC code used to identify Incident preventability [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 Incident preventability. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Event.

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 Incident preventability. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Event.

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

  • Incident preventability [AHRQ]
  • Incident preventability
  • Determination of how preventable the incident was.
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Finding; Findings; Nominal; Point in time; Random; 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

Incident preventability [AHRQ]Incident preventabilitySURVEY.AHRQFindPt^EventNom

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code74563-8
SystemLOINC
Display nameIncident preventability [AHRQ]
DescriptionIncident preventability
ComponentIncident preventability
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Event
ScaleNom
MethodAHRQ
ClassSURVEY.AHRQ
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

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

Part names

Incident preventabilityFindPt^EventNomAHRQFindingPoint in time (spot)Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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