LOINC Code 85240-0: Internal medicine Intensive care unit Discharge summary

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 Discharge summary note. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Intensive care unit.

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: Internal medicine

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Internal medicine Intensive care unit Discharge summary
• Discharge summary note
• Critical care unit; D/C sum; Disch; Discharge summary; DOC.ONT; Document; Encounter; Evaluation and management; Evaluation and management note; Finding; Findings; ICU; notes; Point in time; Random; 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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