LOINC Code 80407-0: Contamination/radiation/contagion status

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 Contamination+radiation+contagion status. 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: TRIAL
• Order vs observation: Both

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Contamination/radiation/contagion status
• Contamination+radiation+contagion status
• A notation that an exposed patient needs to be segregated, quarantined, or decontaminated, to avoid putting others at risk.
• Contam+radiation+contagion status; DEEDS; Emergency Department; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (DEEDS); Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen

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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