LOINC Code 94331-6: Collection procedure comment Nom (Spec)

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 Collection procedure comment. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Specimen.

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: TRIAL
• Order vs observation: Observation

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Specimen Collection procedure comment
• Collection procedure comment
• A general comment about the specimen collection procedure. For example, this code may contain the reason why a blood specimen was not drawn according to a protocol or information about the patient's position during blood draw (e.g. patient in supine position).
• cmmt; cmnt; Coll; Collect; Collect procedure comment; Collected; Com; Comm; Comments; Commt; Finding; Findings; Nominal; Point in time; Random; Remarks; Spec

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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