LOINC Code 80902-0: Type of surfactant replacement given
80902-0 is a LOINC code used to identify Type of surfactant replacement given 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 Surfactant replacement given. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
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 Surfactant replacement given. 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
- Type of surfactant replacement given
- Surfactant replacement given
- The type of surfactant therapy administered to the newborn. This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, the birth defects diagnosis section in the Birth Defect Registry Implementation Guide for Ambulatory Healthcare Provider Reporting to Central Birth Defect Registries, HL7 Clinical Document Architecture (CDA), June 2014.
- Gvn; H+P; H+P.HX; Nominal; P prime; Point in time; Random; Typ
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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