LOINC Code 77974-4: Whether the patient was hospitalized for condition of interest

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 Hospitalized for condition of interest. 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

• Whether the patient was hospitalized for condition of interest
• Hospitalized for condition of interest
• Indicates whether a patient was hospitalized because of an illness or condition.
• Disease; Disorder; Finding; Findings; H+P; H+P.HX; Ordinal; P prime; PH; Point in time; Public Health; PublicHealth; Ql; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Virus

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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