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LOINC Code 90062-1: Public communication document

90062-1 is a LOINC code used to identify Public communication document 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 Public communication document. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Event.

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 Public communication document. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Event.

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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Public communication document
  • The content of a public health communication document.
  • Document; Finding; Findings; Point in time; Public Health; Public Health Documents; PUBLICHEALTH; Random

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

Public communication documentPublic communication docDOC.PUBLICHEALTHFindPt^EventDoc

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code90062-1
SystemLOINC
Display namePublic communication document
Short namePublic communication doc
ComponentPublic communication document
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Event
ScaleDoc
ClassDOC.PUBLICHEALTH
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.65
Last changed2.68

Part names

Public communication documentFindPt^EventDocFindingPoint in time (spot)

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