LOINC Code 81744-5: Submitter's laboratory test method Nom (Spec)

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 Submitter's laboratory test method. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Specimen.

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
• Method: *

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Submitter's laboratory test method [Type] in Specimen
• Submitter's laboratory test method
• For public health microbiology testing, this is an ask-at-order entry question to determine if the previous laboratory results were from a culture independent diagnostic test.
• AOEObservation; Meth; Method of; Microbiology; Nominal; PH; Point in time; Public Health; PublicHealth; Random; S prime; Spec; Submitter's lab test method; Test mthd; 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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