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LOINC Code 90090-2: Inter-agency communication document type

90090-2 is a LOINC code used to identify Inter-agency communication document type 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 Inter-agency communication document type. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Document.

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 Inter-agency communication document type. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Document.

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

  • Inter-agency communication document type
  • Type of the inter-agency communication document, such as a situational report, alert or warning release.
  • Inter-agency communication doc type; Nominal; Point in time; Public Health; Public Health Documents; PUBLICHEALTH; Random; 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.

Common synonyms

Inter-agency communication document typeInter-agency communication doc typeDOC.PUBLICHEALTHTypePtDocumentNom

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code90090-2
SystemLOINC
Display nameInter-agency communication document type
Short nameInter-agency communication doc type
ComponentInter-agency communication document type
PropertyType
TimingPt
System (specimen)Document
ScaleNom
ClassDOC.PUBLICHEALTH
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

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

Part names

Inter-agency communication document typeTypePtDocumentNomPoint in time (spot)

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