The international standard for identifying health measurements, observations, and documents.
Reference labs, healthcare providers, government agencies, insurance companies, software and device manufacturers, researchers, and consumers from around the globe use LOINC to identify data and move it seamlessly between systems.
2021-22 In Review (Video)
Watch a brief video highlighting LOINC's accomplishments over the previous 18 months.
2022 LOINC Conference
Watch recordings from our most recent community event held in Annecy, France and online.
New LOINC mapping guides
We have created six new guides for using LOINC terms across numerous laboratory domains.
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 INFORMATION
Full list of LOINCs related to SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
Guidance for mapping to SARS-CoV-2 LOINC terms
SearchLOINC
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Submission Queue
LOINC continues to evolve thanks to new term requests. See what we're working on now.
Knowledge Base
Find answers to your LOINC questions in this searchable resource.
Request a new LOINC term
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