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LOINC Code 83981-1: Social worker Transfer summary note

83981-1 is a LOINC code used to identify Social worker Transfer summary note 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 Transfer summary note. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Setting}.

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 Transfer summary 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: Social worker

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Social worker Transfer summary note
  • Transfer summary note
  • DOC.ONT; Document; Encounter; Evaluation and management; Evaluation and management note; Finding; Findings; notes; Point in time; Random; Social work; SW; Transfer sum note; 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.

Common synonyms

Social worker Transfer summary noteSW Transfer sum noteTransfer summary noteDOC.ONTOLOGYFindPt{Setting}

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code83981-1
SystemLOINC
Display nameSocial worker Transfer summary note
DescriptionTransfer summary note
Short nameSW Transfer sum note
ComponentTransfer summary note
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen){Setting}
ScaleDoc
MethodSocial worker
ClassDOC.ONTOLOGY
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.58
Last changed2.65

Part names

Transfer summary noteFindPt{Setting}DocSocial workerTransfer summaryNoteFindingPoint in time (spot)

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