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LOINC Code 77597-3: Orders placed Document

77597-3 is a LOINC code used to identify Orders placed Document 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 Orders placed. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Setting}.

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 Orders placed. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Setting}.

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: TRIAL
  • Order vs observation: Both
  • Method: {Role}

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

Orders placed Document
Orders placed
Orders placed section contains active and completed (not planned) orders for observations, interventions, encounters, services, and procedures for the patient. Order information is used to validate that clinical activities performed by other providers and suppliers authorized by the responsible provider. The details of orders are provided but not the acts involved in the processing and fulfillment of the order. In general, planned order activity is included under the plan of treatment section (also known as "plan of care") [LOINC18776-5]. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA® Release 2: Additional CDA R2 Templates - Clinical Documents for Payers - Set 1 (CPD1), Release 1.
DOC.MISC; Document; Finding; Findings; MISC; Point in time; 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.

Common synonyms

Orders placed DocumentOrders placed DocOrders placedDOC.MISCFindPt{Setting}

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code77597-3
SystemLOINC
Display nameOrders placed Document
DescriptionOrders placed
Short nameOrders placed Doc
ComponentOrders placed
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen){Setting}
ScaleDoc
Method{Role}
ClassDOC.MISC
StatusTRIAL
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.52
Last changed2.63

Part names

Orders placedFindPt{Setting}Doc{Role}FindingPoint in time (spot)Role-unspecified

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