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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.

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 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.

Common synonyms

Date contact confirmed as a caseDate contact confirmed as caseDate of case confirmationPUBLICHEALTHDatePt^Contact

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code94648-3
SystemLOINC
Display nameDate contact confirmed as a case
DescriptionDate of case confirmation
Short nameDate contact confirmed as case
ComponentDate of case confirmation
PropertyDate
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Contact
ScaleQn
ClassPUBLICHEALTH
Example unitsMMDDYY
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

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

Part names

Date of case confirmationDatePt^ContactQnPoint in time (spot)

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