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LOINC Code 90538-0: Speech-language pathology and audiology services - group minutes during assessment period [CMS Assessment]

90538-0 is a LOINC code used to identify Speech-language pathology and audiology services - group minutes during assessment period [CMS Assessment] 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 Speech-language pathology and audiology services - group minutes during assessment period. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

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 Speech-language pathology and audiology services - group minutes during assessment period. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

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
  • Method: CMS Assessment

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Speech-language pathology and audiology services - group minutes during assessment period [CMS Assessment]
  • Speech-language pathology and audiology services - group minutes during assessment period
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Assessment; Path; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Report period; Survey

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

Speech-language pathology and audiology services - group minutes during assessment period [CMS Assessment]Speech-language pathology and audiology services - group minutes during assessment periodSURVEY.CMSTimeRptPeriod^PatientQn

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code90538-0
SystemLOINC
Display nameSpeech-language pathology and audiology services - group minutes during assessment period [CMS Assessment]
DescriptionSpeech-language pathology and audiology services - group minutes during assessment period
ComponentSpeech-language pathology and audiology services - group minutes during assessment period
PropertyTime
TimingRptPeriod
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleQn
MethodCMS Assessment
ClassSURVEY.CMS
Example unitsmin
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.66
Last changed2.69

Part names

Speech-language pathology and audiology services - group minutes during assessment periodTimeRptPeriod^PatientQnCMS AssessmentTime (e.g. seconds)Reporting PeriodCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Assessment

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