LOINC Code 81635-5: Service AndOr equipment AndOr product note

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 Service &or equipment &or product note. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Setting}.

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: Both
• Method: {Role}

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Service AndOr equipment AndOr product note
• Service &or equipment &or product note
• This term includes services, equipment, and/or products used by the patient. Services may include care performed by a trained therapist, such as physical or speech therapy. Equipment or products include items used by patients to alleviate or compensate for physical conditions or impairments, such as visual or hearing aids, wheelchairs, prostheses, incontinence diapers or anti-decubitus mattresses.
• DOC.MISC; Document; Encounter; Evaluation and management; Evaluation and management note; Finding; Findings; MISC; notes; Point in time; Random; Service Equip Product Nte; Visit note

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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