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LOINC Code 98173-8: Reasons for not accepting COVID-19 vaccine

98173-8 is a LOINC code used to identify Reasons for not accepting COVID-19 vaccine 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 Reasons for not accepting COVID-19 vaccine. 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 Reasons for not accepting COVID-19 vaccine. 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

  • Reasons for not accepting COVID-19 vaccine
  • 2019 Novel Coronavirus; 2019-nCoV; Coronavirus disease 2019; COVID19; Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Reasons not accept COVID-19 vacc; SARS Coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2; SARS-Related Coronavirus; Screen; Survey

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

Reasons for not accepting COVID-19 vaccineSURVEY.COVIDFindPt^PatientOrdFinding

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code98173-8
SystemLOINC
Display nameReasons for not accepting COVID-19 vaccine
ComponentReasons for not accepting COVID-19 vaccine
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
ClassSURVEY.COVID
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.71
Last changed2.71

Part names

Reasons for not accepting COVID-19 vaccineFindPt^PatientOrdFindingPoint in time (spot)

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