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LOINC Code 75186-7: Vital status [CDC.CS]

75186-7 is a LOINC code used to identify Vital status [CDC.CS] 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 Vital status. 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 Vital status. 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: CDC.CS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Vital status [CDC.CS]
  • Vital status
  • Birth status; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Centers for Disease Control Congenital Syphilis (CS) Case Investigation and Report; Finding; Findings; Nominal; Point in time; Random; Survey; SURVEY.CDC

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

Vital status [CDC.CS]Vital statusSURVEY.CDCFindPt^PatientNom

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code75186-7
SystemLOINC
Display nameVital status [CDC.CS]
DescriptionVital status
ComponentVital status
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleNom
MethodCDC.CS
ClassSURVEY.CDC
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

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

Part names

Vital statusFindPt^PatientNomCDC.CSFindingPoint in time (spot)Centers for Disease Control Congenital Syphilis (CS) Case Investigation and Report

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