LOINC Code 81240-4: Document template attachment request modifier codes
81240-4 is a LOINC code used to identify Document template attachment request modifier codes 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 Document template attachment request modifier codes. It is commonly used with the system or sample type X12^277.
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 Document template attachment request modifier codes. It is commonly used with the system or sample type X12^277.
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: Order
- Panel type: Convenience group
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Document template attachment request modifier codes
- This panel contains the attachment modifier codes used to send a document that conforms to a specific template, such as the C-CDA R1.1, C-CDA R2.1, CDP Set 1 R1.0, and CDP Set 1 R1.1 templates.
- Doc Temp Attach Req Mod Codes; Pan; Panel; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random
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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