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LOINC Code 75609-8: Birth defects Outpatient Registry report

75609-8 is a LOINC code used to identify Birth defects Outpatient Registry report 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 Registry report. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Outpatient.

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 Registry report. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Outpatient.

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: Birth defects

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

Birth defects Outpatient Registry report
Registry report
Birth defect reporting may include congenital or structural malformation, or a biochemical or genetic disease, or any information relevant to incidents of birth defects. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the Implementation Guide for Ambulatory Healthcare Provider Reporting to Central Birth Defect Registries, HL7 Clinical Document Architecture (CDA). Major document sections for this guide include1) Birth defects diagnosis, 2) Coded results (relevant patient diagnosis procedures), 3) Payers section, 4) Cytogenetics section, 5) Labor and delivery history and physical, 6) Labor and delivery events, 7) Newborn delivery, 8) Care plan, and 9) the (patient) Disposition section.
DOC.ONT; Document; Finding; Findings; OP; Point in time; Random; Registry rpt

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

Birth defects Outpatient Registry reportBirth defects OP Registry rptRegistry reportDOC.ONTOLOGYFindPtOutpatient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code75609-8
SystemLOINC
Display nameBirth defects Outpatient Registry report
DescriptionRegistry report
Short nameBirth defects OP Registry rpt
ComponentRegistry report
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)Outpatient
ScaleDoc
MethodBirth defects
ClassDOC.ONTOLOGY
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.50
Last changed2.63

Part names

Registry reportFindPtOutpatientDocBirth defectsFindingPoint in time (spot)

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