1. There are a total of 38,321 records this release, up from 38,272 in the previously released version. This version incorporates all of the applicable LOINC changes in version 2.69 as published by Regenstrief in December 2020.
2. 37,422 records have been translated to French, up from 37,374 in the last version. Terms that are marked ‘Review Draft’ should be reviewed before they are used as the translation has not been previously published. Terms that are marked as ‘Complete’ have been previously published.
3. 100 records were modified in English for this release and are marked as R05.13.00_2.69
a. 8 records are of the change type Major for English changes.
b. 4 records are of the change type Minor for English changes..
c. 39 records are of the change type Name for English changes.
4. 49 new records were added for the English version.
5. 99 records were modified in French for this release and are marked as R05.13.00_2.69
a. 9 records are of the change type Major for the French translation.
b. 2 records are of the change type Minor for the French translation.
c. 36 records are of the change type Name for the French translation.
d. 4 corrections were made to Viewer Names
6. 48 new records were added for the French version.
7. Both languages contain a number of codes that only have changes in the other language; those are identified as ‘No Change’.
Of specific interest in this release , current implementers may want to review these changes:
- LOINC terms related to SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 testing was continues to be the primary focus during this release cyclecycles. We have worked closely with Canadian implementers and Regenstrief team to ensure timely processing of requests of LOINC content requests for SARS-CoV-2 laboratory tests for publishing . Publised in this July 2020 January 2021 pCLOCD release . 7 new are 21 new terms that report on the pandemic virus, SARS-CoV-2 /(COVID-19 LOINC terms were added).
- If your SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 LOINC term for testing is not listed and you wish for content to be included in the next pCLOCD releaseneed a code, please submit a Request for Change via Infoway’s Request Management System. Visit
- Visit our frequently updated Standards Resource for COVID-19 dedicated dedicated page to find all the latest news and information related to COVID-19 content updates for LOINC, pCLOCD and SNOMED International and Canadian editions.
Updated "Viral hemorrhagic disease virus" to "Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus" based on the short name, which includes the RHDV acronym, and to align with the species name used in the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Separate terms exist in LOINC for other hemorrhagic disease virus testing.
Adjusted naming of several vitamin D terms for consistency
Changed System from XXX to ^Specimen for for a number of terms related to specimen collection- . New to this page, you will find the COVID 19 Public Health Terminology Dashboard providing single source access to all of the Health Terminology content developed by Infoway supporting the COVID-19 and related concepts.
- If your SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 LOINC term for testing is not listed and you wish for content to be included in the next pCLOCD releaseneed a code, please submit a Request for Change via Infoway’s Request Management System. Visit
- Made several spelling corrections, including correcting "lutenizing" to "luteinizing" for a large number of terms
- Resulting from a Canadian request for change, LOINC changed Component naming of "Norvenlafaxine" to "O-desmethylvenlafaxine" to clarify the form of this analyte that is measured in assays.
2 13 term edits were not identified as R05.12.00_2.6869, these edits were based on community input . An extra apostraphe (') at the start of each Example Viewer (English) was deleted for the following LOINC codes:
6990-6 25239-5 29356-3 55537-5 61042-8 14728-0 32072-1 60304-3 38899-1 39477-5 60305-0 55576-3 60332-4 and internal review. Example Unit was not identical or consistent with the Recommended Canadian Unit, thus either the Recommended Canadian Unit or Example Unit has been updated.
- While LOINC Clinical Content is not included in pCLOCD, we receive requests for change and work closely with Regenstrief team to process and publish in LOINC releases. You can find all the Clinical related terms in the new Canadian Clinical LOINC Content dashboardLOINC Codes 41212-2, 74857-4, 6275-2 have been reported shortly after July 2020 release. These codes require corrections to pan-Canadian Name (EN), as well as Example Viewer Name (EN & FR). These corrections will be a part of the January 2021 pCLOCD release.