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LOINC Code 91890-4: Emergency supply category

91890-4 is a LOINC code used to identify Emergency supply category 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 Emergency supply category. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Supply.

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 Emergency supply category. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Supply.

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

  • Emergency supply category
  • Defines the category (e.g. medical materials, equipment, drugs/medications) of an emergency supply item.
  • Nominal; Point in time; Public Health; 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

Emergency supply categoryPUBLICHEALTHTypePtSupplyNomPoint in time (spot)

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code91890-4
SystemLOINC
Display nameEmergency supply category
Short nameEmergency supply category
ComponentEmergency supply category
PropertyType
TimingPt
System (specimen)Supply
ScaleNom
ClassPUBLICHEALTH
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

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

Part names

Emergency supply categoryTypePtSupplyNomPoint in time (spot)

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