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{component}   LP432695-7

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Number of pressure ulcers at assessment - unstageable [CARE]   52578-2

LOINC Code


LOINC code52578-2
nameNumber of pressure ulcers at assessment - unstageable [CARE]
descriptionUnstageable - Full thickness tissue loss in which the base of the ulcer is covered by slough (yellow, gray, green, or brown) or eschar (tan, brown, or black) in the wound bed. Include ulcers that are known or likely, but are not stageable due to non-removable dressing, device, cast or suspected deep tissue injury in evolution.
statusDISCOURAGED
Replacements

alternatives to this code:

54946-9Number of pressure injuries - unstageable due to coverage of wound bed by slough/eschar during assessment period [CMS Assessment]
54893-3Number of pressure injuries - unstageable due to non-removable dressing or device during assessment period [CMS Assessment]
54950-1Number of pressure injuries - unstageable with suspected deep tissue injury in evolution during assessment period [CMS Assessment]

Fully-Specified Name

componentNumber of pressure ulcers at assessment - unstageable
propertyNum  =  Number
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.
system^Patient
scaleOrd  =  Ordinal:  Ordered categorical responses, e.g., 1+, 2+, 3+; positive, negative; reactive, indeterminate, nonreactive.
methodCARE

Additional Names

short name

Basic Attributes

classSURVEY.CARE
type4  Surveys

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

55763-7Number of unhealed pressure ulcers at each stage - at assessment
55763-7Number of unhealed pressure ulcers at each stage - at assessment
52476-9Number of unhealed pressure ulcers at each stage - at assessment and onset during this service
52476-9Number of unhealed pressure ulcers at each stage - at assessment and onset during this service
52476-9Number of unhealed pressure ulcers at each stage - at assessment and onset during this service

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.63
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

# pressure ulcers at assessment - unstageable
CARE Survey
Cnt
Continuity assessment record and evaluation
Count
No
Num
Number
 Ordinal
Point in time
QL
Qual
Qualitative
Random
Screen
Survey

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