76435-7

LOINC 2.82

Patient identifier

Pt ID

Definition

  • The patient identifier is a unique alphanumeric string that identifies a specific patient and is assigned by a specific organization (the assigning authority) that should be reported using [LOINC: 76698-0]. In HL7 v2 messages, the patient identifier is reported in PID-3.1 and the assigning authority in PID-3.4. Examples of patient identifiers are medical record number, driver's license number and Social Security number, and their corresponding assigning authorities are the appropriate healthcare facility, state motor vehicle administration and the Social Security Administration, respectively.

Component

  • Identifier

Specimen / system

  • ^Patient

Class

  • ADMIN.PATIENT.ID

Property

  • ID

Scale

  • Nom

Related names

  • ADMIN; ADMIN.PATIENT; ADMIN.PATIENT.ID; Ident; Identifier; Intradermal; Nominal; Point in time; Random

Index terms

  • ADMIN
  • ADMIN.PATIENT
  • ADMIN.PATIENT.ID
  • Ident
  • Identifier
  • Intradermal
  • Nominal
  • Point in time
  • Random