Sig code: route

ID medical abbreviation

ID means "intradermal".

Each meaning matched at least two public references (2 in all for ID), checked October 23, 2026. The table lists them.

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What ID means

MeaningLatin originWhere usedChecked against
intradermalNonePrescriptions, Medication labels

Example

Sample order text: "skin test given ID."

A made-up line that shows the abbreviation in place. It is not about any patient and is not an instruction.

Related abbreviations

  • SUBQsubcutaneous
  • IMintramuscular
  • IVintravenous
  • TOPtopical
  • NPOnothing by mouth
  • POby mouth

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Questions

What does ID mean in medical terms?

ID means "intradermal".

Where is ID used?

ID shows up in prescriptions and medication labels. Its category here is sig code: route.

Is ID on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list?

No. ID is not on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list or the ISMP error-prone list as checked on October 23, 2026.

Source: NCI Thesaurus, including CDISC SDTM terminology (NCI EVS); NLM SPECIALIST Lexicon abbreviations file (LRABR). Data as of October 23, 2026. Last updated October 23, 2026. How we source data. Spotted an error? Send a correction.

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