LOINC Code 106422-9: 6-item Transportation Security Index total score [TSI-6]
106422-9 is a LOINC code used to identify 6-item Transportation Security Index total score [TSI-6] in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Total score. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
What is this code?
LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Total score. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
When is it used?
- Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
- May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
- Status: ACTIVE
- Order vs observation: Observation
- Method: TSI-6
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- 6-item Transportation Security Index total score [TSI-6]
- Total score
- To score the TSI-6, look at responses to the main questionnaire, assign each "never" response a score of 0, each "sometimes" a score of 1, and each "often" a score of "2." For those interested in using the TSI-6 as a continuous variable, sum the scores to arrive at the candidate's continuous transportation insecurity score. Add together the individual scores for all six items. The total score should be between 0 and 12.
- QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Scale; Scre; Survey; Tot; Totl
Where you may see this code
You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.
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