LOINC Code 106838-6: Care assessment need score Palliative care

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 Care assessment need 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: Both
• Method: Palliative care

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Care assessment need score Palliative care
• Care assessment need score
• Reflects estimated probability of admission or death within a specified time period (90 days or 1 year) • Expressed as a percentile, ranging from 0 (lowest risk) to 99 (highest risk) • Indicates how a given Veteran compares with other individuals in terms of likelihood of hospitalization or death
• CLIN; CLIN.RISK; Continuity assessment record and evaluation; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Scale; Scre

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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