Dx confirmed by Cancer   21861-0

LOINC Code


LOINC code21861-0
nameDx confirmed by Cancer
descriptionCode for the best method of diagnostic confirmation of the cancer being reported at any time in the patient's history Diagnostic confirmation is useful to calculate rates based on microscopically confirmed cancers. Full incidence calculations must also include tumors that are only confirmed clinically. The percentage of tumors that are clinically diagnosed only is an indication of whether case finding is including sources outside of pathology reports... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentDx confirmed by
propertyType  =  Type:  The Property Type is used for assays that identify the specific analyte in cases when the baseline presence of the analyte is known.
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
systemCancer.XXX
scaleNom  =  Nominal:  Nominal or categorical responses that do not have a natural ordering. (e.g., names of bacteria, reported as answers, categories of appearance that do not have a natural ordering, such as, yellow, clear, bloody.
method

Additional Names

short nameDx confirmed by Cancer

Basic Attributes

classTUMRRGT
type2  Clinical

Associated Observations

LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations.

Member of these Panels

46438-8Cancer identification section Set NAACCR v.11
60498-3Cancer identification section Set NAACCR v.12

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.29
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

CA
Diagnosis
Misc
Miscellaneous
Nominal
Oncology
Other
Point in time
Random
Spec
To be specified in another part of the message
TUMOR REGISTRY(NAACCR)
Typ
Unspecified

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