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LOINC Code 91696-5: Response team name

91696-5 is a LOINC code used to identify Response team name 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 Response team name. It is commonly used with the system or sample type EMS response.

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 Response team name. It is commonly used with the system or sample type EMS response.

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

  • Response team name
  • ADMIN; Emergency Medical Service(s); Ident; Identifier; Nominal; Point in time; 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

Response team nameADMINIDPtEMS responseNomIdentifier

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code91696-5
SystemLOINC
Display nameResponse team name
Short nameResponse team name
ComponentResponse team name
PropertyID
TimingPt
System (specimen)EMS response
ScaleNom
ClassADMIN
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.66
Last changed2.68

Part names

Response team nameIDPtEMS responseNomIdentifierPoint in time (spot)

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