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LOINC

Regenstrief Institute

HDB-0073

LOINC is an international standard for identifying health observations, measurements, and laboratory tests maintained by the Regenstrief Institute at Indiana University. It enables healthcare systems to identify, exchange, and aggregate clinical data using unique standardized codes for laboratory and clinical observations.

Category

Terminology

Access

Open access

Region

Global

License / terms

Public domain

Data types

laboratory terminology, clinical observations, measurement codes

laboratory codes clinical standards observations interoperability

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Record HDB-0073 · last verified 2026-08-05 · listed in Terminology & standards

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