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LOINC Code 81253-7: Simple variant name Nom

81253-7 is a LOINC code used to identify Simple variant name Nom 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 Simple variant name. 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 Simple variant name. 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: Observation

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

Simple variant name Nominal
Simple variant name
This term is used to report the formal name of a simple variant, including the reference sequence and nucleotide change. For example, NM_014049.4(ACAD9)c.1249C>T (p.Arg417Cys) represents an ACAD9 gene variant with nucleotide change c.1249C>T and protein change p.Arg417Cys that has the NCBI reference sequence NM_014049.4. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/30880/]
Finding; Findings; Molecular pathology; MOLPATH; Nominal; Point in time; Random; Simp var name

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

Simple variant name NomSimple variant name NominalSimple var nameSimple variant nameMOLPATHFindPt

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code81253-7
SystemLOINC
Display nameSimple variant name Nom
DescriptionSimple variant name
Short nameSimple var name
ComponentSimple variant name
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleNom
ClassMOLPATH
StatusTRIAL
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

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

Consumer names

Simple variant name

Part names

Simple variant nameFindPt^PatientNomFindingPoint in time (spot)

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