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 |
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59462-2 |
Clinical biochemist review |
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69965-2 |
Clinical cytogeneticist review |
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69049-5 |
Coagulation specialist review |
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69053-7 |
Endocrinologist review |
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69052-9 |
Flow cytometry specialist review |
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69047-9 |
Geneticist review |
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59466-3 |
Hematologist review |
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69048-7 |
Immunologist review |
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69426-5 |
Medical director review |
|
59464-8 |
Microbiologist review |
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59465-5 |
Pathologist review |
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69050-3 |
Toxicologist review |
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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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