LOINCActiveObservation

LOINC Code 78239-1: Resource identifier [URI] for Clinical document

78239-1 is a LOINC code used to identify Resource identifier [URI] for Clinical 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 Resource identifier. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Clinical document.

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 Resource identifier. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Clinical document.

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

  • Resource identifier [URI] for Clinical document
  • Resource identifier
  • Clin Doc; DOC.MISC; MISC; Nominal; 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

Resource identifier [URI] for Clinical documentResource ID URI Clin DocResource identifierDOC.MISCURIPtClinical document

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code78239-1
SystemLOINC
Display nameResource identifier [URI] for Clinical document
DescriptionResource identifier
Short nameResource ID URI Clin Doc
ComponentResource identifier
PropertyURI
TimingPt
System (specimen)Clinical document
ScaleNom
ClassDOC.MISC
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.54
Last changed2.82

Part names

Resource identifierURIPtClinical documentNomPoint in time (spot)

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