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LOINC Code 98008-6: Deprecated Neonatal infant pain scale panel

98008-6 is a LOINC code used to identify Deprecated Neonatal infant pain scale panel 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 Neonatal infant pain scale panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

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 Neonatal infant pain scale panel. 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: DEPRECATED
  • Order vs observation: Order
  • Panel type: Panel
  • Method: NIPS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

Deprecated Neonatal infant pain scale panel
Neonatal infant pain scale panel
The Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS) is a behavioral assessment tool for the measurement of pain in full-term and pre-term infants. The tool was developed at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (Canada) and uses the behaviors that nurses have described as being indicative of infant pain or distress. It is composed of six indicators--one physiologic and five behavioral indicators. Total pain scores range from 0-7. NIPS is recommended for neonates/infants less than 2 months of age but can be used up to 1 year of age, and is used in the neonatal care setting, including but not limited to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Newborn Nursery. [PMID8413140]
Pan; PANEL.NEONAT; Panl; Pnl; 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

Deprecated Neonatal infant pain scale panelDeprecated NIPSNeonatal infant pain scale panelPANEL.NEONAT-Pt^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code98008-6
SystemLOINC
Display nameDeprecated Neonatal infant pain scale panel
DescriptionNeonatal infant pain scale panel
Short nameDeprecated NIPS
ComponentNeonatal infant pain scale panel
Property-
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
Scale-
MethodNIPS
ClassPANEL.NEONAT
StatusDEPRECATED
Order/ObservationOrder

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.70
Last changed2.75

Part names

Neonatal infant pain scale panel-Pt^PatientNIPSPoint in time (spot)

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