LOINC Code 79819-9: Study observation Left retina by OCT
79819-9 is a LOINC code used to identify Study observation Left retina by OCT 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 Study observation. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Retina.left.
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 Study observation. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Retina.left.
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
- Method: OCT
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Study observation Left retina by OCT
- Study observation
- This term was developed in collaboration with the National Institute of Health's National Eye Institute (NEI) as part of an effort to standardize the data elements collected by the National Ophthalmic Disease Genotyping and Phenotyping Network (eyeGENE).
- EYE; EYE.OCT; EYE.OCT.NEI; Finding; Findings; L; L ret; LT; Nominal; Ophthalmology; Ophtho; Ophthy; Optical Coherence Tomography; Point in time; Random; Study report
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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