LOINC Code 76428-2: Visit charge in dollars

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 Visit charge. 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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Visit charge in dollars
• Visit charge
• This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, the American Physical Therapy Association's Physical Therapy Outcomes Registry, which defines the CPT charge as the total charge for the visit and includes all of the individual charges for each reported CPT billing code.
• ADMIN; ADMIN.PATIENT; Cnt; Count; Number; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random

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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