LOINC Code 91101-6: People with preliminary positive lab results [#] Population

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 People with preliminary positive lab results. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Population.

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

• People with preliminary positive lab results [#] Population
• People with preliminary positive lab results
• The total number of people in a defined population that have a preliminary positive diagnosis, typically based on screening-based laboratory tests.
• Cnt; Count; Number; Point in time; Pos; Public Health; PUBLICHEALTH; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; 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.

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