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When to use LOINC® specialist reviews

 Many laboratory test panels include an expert review for overall interpretation as one of the results returned. Instead of a pathologist or medical director, other specialists could be called upon to provide the comments. The table below shows the role specific LOINC terms available; they all have the property of IMP (impression), timing of Point in Time (Pt), specimen XXX meaning unknown (or to be specified elsewhere), and scale of Narrative (Nar), with no method (methodless). Thus, we show only the LOINC code and the component.

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LOINC® Code

LOINC® Component

59462-2

Clinical biochemist review

69965-2

Clinical cytogeneticist review

69049-5

Coagulation specialist review

69053-7

Endocrinologist review

69052-9

Flow cytometry specialist review

69047-9

Geneticist review

59466-3

Hematologist review

69048-7

Immunologist review

69426-5

Medical director review

59464-8

Microbiologist review

59465-5

Pathologist review

69050-3

Toxicologist review

69051-1

Urinalysis specialist review

 

These specialist review LOINCs are specific to the discipline of the panel and is more accurate and appropriate than using a generic interpretation term. For example:

XXX Mutation Analysis Panel

  • Interpretation: 69047-9 Geneticist review:Imp:Pt:XXX:Nar:

CBC (Complete Blood Count)

  • CBC Comments: 59466-3 Hematologist review:Imp:Pt:XXX:Nar:

UA (Urinalysis)

  • UA Remark: 69051-1 Urinalysis specialist review:Imp:Pt:XXX:Nar:

Thrombophilia Panel

  • Interpretation: 69049-5 Coagulation specialist review:Imp:Pt:XXX:Nar:

 

These LOINCs are a nice fit in panels, to give a higher level of description and help to complete the mapping of your lab results.

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