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Associate LOINC® Codes with Procedure Code

  1. On the Data Sets Setup template, select Data Set and select LOINC Codes.
    The existing data set items associated with the LOINC Codes data set appear in the grid.
    LOINC Codes data set

  2. Select Add.
    The Template Data Sets Setup – [New Record] template opens.
    Template Data Sets Setup

  3. If applicable, select Diagnosis description to search and select a diagnosis.
    The associated diagnosis code automatically populates.
  4. If applicable, select Provider and select a provider from Dbp Rendering Provider.
  5. In Code, enter LOINC code.
  6. In System, enter the code type. For example, LOINC to indicate that the code is LOINC code.
  7. In Procedure Code, enter CPT or NextGen Compendium Test keys.
  8. In Description, enter the description of the procedure code.
  9. Select Save, and then select Close.
    The newly configured data set item displays in the Data Sets Setup template.
Associate LOINC® Codes with Procedure Code