LOINC Code 94648-3: Date contact confirmed as a case
94648-3 is a LOINC code used to identify Date contact confirmed as a case 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 Date of case confirmation. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Contact.
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 Date of case confirmation. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Contact.
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
- Date contact confirmed as a case
- Date of case confirmation
- If the patient has had contact with a confirmed case, this represents the date that the contact was confirmed to have the condition of interest.
- Point in time; 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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