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LOINC Code 80901-2: Paternal information Narrative

80901-2 is a LOINC code used to identify Paternal information Narrative 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 Paternal information. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

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 Paternal information. 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

  • Paternal information Narrative
  • Paternal information
  • This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the Ambulatory Healthcare Provider Birth Defects Event Report. The paternal information section contains information about the patient's father, including name, address, race and ethnicity, as well as subsections such as problem list and social history.
  • Father; Finding; Findings; H+P; H+P.HX; Narrative; P prime; Point in time; Random; 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.

Common synonyms

Paternal information NarrativePaternal infoPaternal informationH&P.HXFindPt^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code80901-2
SystemLOINC
Display namePaternal information Narrative
DescriptionPaternal information
Short namePaternal info
ComponentPaternal information
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleNar
ClassH&P.HX
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.56
Last changed2.66

Part names

Paternal informationFindPt^PatientNarFindingPoint in time (spot)

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