LOINC Code 106638-0: Other Life-Sustaining Treatment Preferences during assessment period [CMS Assessment]

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 Other Life-Sustaining Treatment Preferences. 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: Subset
• Panel type: Organizer
• Method: CMS Assessment

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• Other Life-Sustaining Treatment Preferences during assessment period [CMS Assessment]
• Other Life-Sustaining Treatment Preferences
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Assessment; Othr; Pan; Panel; PANEL.SURVEY.CMS; Panl; Pnl; Report period; Survey; Tx

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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