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LOINC Code 77600-5: Interval note

77600-5 is a LOINC code used to identify Interval note 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 Interval note. 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 Interval note. 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: ACTIVE
  • Order vs observation: Both
  • Method: {Role}

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

Interval note
The Interval document is generated by a provider at the end of a fixed period of time (shift, day, etc) within the context of a larger encounter (e.g. Hospitalization) with a patient. It is intended to capture the activity for the period covered. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the Interval Document level template included in the HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA® Release 2Additional CDA R2 Templates - Clinical Documents for Payers - Set 1 (CPD1), Release 1.
DOC.MISC; Document; Encounter; Evaluation and management; Evaluation and management note; Finding; Findings; MISC; notes; Point in time; Random; Visit note

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

Interval noteDOC.MISCFindPt{Setting}Doc{Role}

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code77600-5
SystemLOINC
Display nameInterval note
Short nameInterval note
ComponentInterval note
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen){Setting}
ScaleDoc
Method{Role}
ClassDOC.MISC
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

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

Part names

Interval noteFindPt{Setting}Doc{Role}FindingPoint in time (spot)Role-unspecified

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