LOINC Code 98868-3: Reason for missed appointment with healthcare provider in past month

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 Reason for missed appointment with healthcare provider in past Mo. 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

• Reason for missed appointment with healthcare provider in past month
• Reason for missed appointment with healthcare provider in past Mo
• 1 month; 1 month (30 days); 30 days; Finding; Findings; H+P; H+P.HX; Last; month; Nominal; P prime; Reason missed appt past Mo

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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