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LOINC Code 88694-5: Patient's home Discharge teaching note

88694-5 is a LOINC code used to identify Patient's home Discharge teaching 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 Discharge teaching note. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Patient's home.

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 Discharge teaching note. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Patient's home.

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

  • Patient's home Discharge teaching note
  • Discharge teaching note
  • *^Patient; Disch; Discharge teach note; DOC.ONT; Document; Encounter; Evaluation and management; Evaluation and management note; Finding; Findings; Home health care; notes; Point in time; Pt's home; Random; S prime; 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

Patient's home Discharge teaching notePt's home Discharge teach noteDischarge teaching noteDOC.ONTOLOGYFindPtPatient's home

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code88694-5
SystemLOINC
Display namePatient's home Discharge teaching note
DescriptionDischarge teaching note
Short namePt's home Discharge teach note
ComponentDischarge teaching note
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)Patient's home
ScaleDoc
Method{Role}
ClassDOC.ONTOLOGY
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.64
Last changed2.64

Part names

Discharge teaching noteFindPtPatient's homeDoc{Role}Discharge teachingNoteFindingPoint in time (spot)Role-unspecified

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