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LOINC 2.82

Visit duration

Definition

  • The amount of time a physician or health care provider spends with the patient and/or their family. The time may include face-to-face visit in the office (or other outpatient setting) or floor/unit time in a hospital or nursing facility. This information may be used for reimbursement purposes.

Component

  • Visit duration

Specimen / system

  • ^Patient

Class

  • CLIN

Property

  • Time

Scale

  • Qn

Related names

  • CLIN; Durat; Encounter duration; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random

Index terms

  • CLIN
  • Durat
  • Encounter duration
  • Point in time
  • QNT
  • Quan
  • Quant
  • Quantitative
  • Random