LOINC Code 95541-9: Care experience preference

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 Care experience preference. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

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

• Care experience preference
• Care experience preference refers to a patient's preference that may be relevant for care and treatment decisions but not specific to emergency, critical or end-of-life care (e.g., prefer to be greeted before someone touches me, prefer listening to classical music during a painful procedure, prefer to receive care in familiar surroundings).
• Finding; Findings; H+P; H+P.HX; Nominal; P prime; 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.

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