LOINC Code 77303-6: Provider preference for care action
77303-6 is a LOINC code used to identify Provider preference for care action 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 Provider preference for care action. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
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 Provider preference for care action. 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: DISCOURAGED
- Order vs observation: Observation
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Provider preference for care action
- Preferences or choices made by care providers relative to options for care or treatment of their patient (including scheduling, care experience, and meeting of personal health goals). For example, a provider preference may be to recommend diet education.
- Finding; Findings; H+P; H+P.HX; Nominal; P prime; Point in time; Provider pref for care action; 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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