LOINC Code 112503-8: Edmonton Symptom Assessment System [Edmonton Symptom Assessment System]

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 Edmonton Symptom Assessment System. 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: Order
• Panel type: Panel
• Method: Reported.ESAS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Edmonton Symptom Assessment System [Edmonton Symptom Assessment System]
• Edmonton Symptom Assessment System
• The ESAS is a questionnaire used to rate the intensity of nine common symptoms experienced by cancer patients
• Pan; Panel; PANEL.SURVEY.GNHLTH; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Survey; SURVEY.GNHLTH; Sx

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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