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LOINC Code 92012-4: Edit flags section

92012-4 is a LOINC code used to identify Edit flags section 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 Edit flags. 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 Edit flags. 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

Edit flags section
Edit flags
The section contains the edit flags that specify whether the data provided originally passed validation checks. This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, the "Edit Flags Section" in the HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA® Release 2Birth and Fetal Death Reporting, R1 STU 2, US Realm, Volume 2, which is used for validation checks done at the jurisdiction prior to sending to the National Statistical Agency. The validation checks are based on edit criteria in the Birth Edit Specifications for the 2003 Proposed Revision of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Birth and the Fetal Death Edit Specifications for the 2003 Revision of the U.S. Standard Report of Fetal Death.
DOC.MISC; Document; Finding; Findings; MISC; 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

Edit flags sectionEdit flagsDOC.MISCFindPtDocumentDoc

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code92012-4
SystemLOINC
Display nameEdit flags section
DescriptionEdit flags
Short nameEdit flags section
ComponentEdit flags
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)Document
ScaleDoc
ClassDOC.MISC
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

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

Part names

Edit flagsFindPtDocumentDocFindingPoint in time (spot)

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