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LOINC Code 80907-9: Death registration date

80907-9 is a LOINC code used to identify Death registration date 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 Death registration date. 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 Death registration date. 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

Death registration date
The date on which death was registered with the jurisdictional vital records registry. The jurisdictional death registry manages the information collected by an appropriate local, state, and territorial vital statistics agency during the process of filing a death certificate, and reporting appropriate date to the national statistical agency. This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, the HL7 Version 2.6 Implementation GuideVital Records Death Reporting, Release 1.
Death registr Dt; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Survey; SURVEY.CDC

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

Death registration dateSURVEY.CDCDatePt^PatientQnPoint in time (spot)

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code80907-9
SystemLOINC
Display nameDeath registration date
ComponentDeath registration date
PropertyDate
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleQn
ClassSURVEY.CDC
Example unitsMMDDYY
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

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

Part names

Death registration dateDatePt^PatientQnPoint in time (spot)

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