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The LOINC Answer List provided with this term is an example. Other answer lists can be used, such as those drawn from SNOMED CT or the HL7 Version 2 Table 0487 for Specimen Type.https://www.hl7.org/fhir/v2/0487/ It is recommended that the Specimen type be recorded in the SPM-4 segment of HL7 v2 messages or Specimen.type in FHIR rather than using a LOINC code.

LOINC Names Get Info

Fully-Specified Name
Observation:Type:Pt:Specimen:Nom:
Long Common Name
Specimen type
Short Name
Specimen type
Display Name
Observation Nom (Spec)
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Observation, Specimen

Part Model Get Info

  • Component
    Observation
    LP442509-8
    • Analyte
      Observation
      LP442509-8
      • Component Numerator
        Observation
        LP442509-8
        • Component Numerator Core
          Observation
          LP442509-8
        • Component Numerator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
      • Component Denominator
        NULL
         
        • Component Denominator Core
          NULL
           
        • Component Denominator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
    • Challenge
      NULL
       
    • Adjustment
      NULL
       
    • Count
      NULL
       
  • Property
    Type
    LP6886-8
  • Time
    Pt
    LP6960-1
  • System
    Specimen
    LP7593-9
    • System Core
      Specimen
      LP7593-9
    • Super System
      NULL
       
  • Scale
    Nom
    LP7750-5
  • Method
    NULL
     

Example Answer List: LL1859-9

Source: Regenstrief Institute
AnswerCodeScoreAnswer ID
Amniotic fluidLA30056-8
BloodLA17759-4
Bone marrowLA21012-2
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)LA30055-0
HairLA30060-0
Kaolin modified bloodLA17761-0
Kaolin-heparinase modified bloodLA17762-8
NailLA30061-8
NasopharyngealLA18005-1
Pericardial fluidLA13476-9
Peritoneal fluidLA13475-1
PlasmaLA17760-2
RespiratoryLA16975-7
SkinLA4332-8
Synovial fluidLA13477-7
UrineLA30054-3
StoolLA30063-4

Basic Attributes

Class
SPEC
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.38
Last Updated
Version 2.79 (NAM)
Change Reason
Release 2.79: COMPONENT: Updated to be inline with modeling updates.;
Order vs. Observation
Observation
Common Test Rank Get Info
166

Member of these Panels

LOINCLong Common Name
85735-9Congenital rubella case report panel
89724-9Minimum Data Set (MDS) for Public Health Emergency Operations Centers (EOC) [CDC Emergency Operations Centers]
69552-8Thromboelastography after addtion of heparinase panel - Blood
67790-6Thromboelastography panel - Blood

Language Variants Get Info

TagLanguageTranslation
cs-CZCzech (Czechia)Typ vzorku:Typ:Časový bod:Vzorek:Nominální:
de-ATGerman (Austria)Synonyms: Untersuchungsmaterial
de-DEGerman (Germany)Beobachtung:Typ:Zeitpunkt:Probenmaterial:Nominal:
el-GRGreek (Greece)Παρατήρηση:Type:Pt:Δείγμα:Nom:
Synonyms: Nom Pt SPEC Type Δείγμα Παρατήρηση
es-ESSpanish (Spain)Observación:Tipo:Punto temporal:Especimen:Nom:
es-MXSpanish (Mexico)Tipo de muestra:Tipo:Punto temporal:Muestra:Nominal:
fr-CAFrench (Canada)Observation:Type:Temps ponctuel:Échantillon:Nominal:
fr-FRFrench (France)Observation:Type:Ponctuel:Prélèvement:Résultat nominal:
it-ITItalian (Italy)Osservazione:Tipo:Pt:Campione:Nom:
Synonyms: Caratteristiche campione Punto nel tempo (episodio)
nl-NLDutch (Netherlands)waarneming:type:moment:monster:nominaal:
pl-PLPolish (Poland)Obserwacja:typ:punkt w czasie:próbka:skala nominalna:
Synonyms: wynik kategorialny
zh-CNChinese (China)观察:类型:时间点:标本:名义型:
Synonyms: 供检查用的材料;待检物;待试验物;样品;样本;试料;试样 分类型应答;分类型结果;名义性;名称型;名词型;名词性;标称性;没有自然次序的名义型或分类型应答 受检物 型 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 标本;标本信息;标本类 样品 样本 观测 试样

LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=66746-9