LOINC Code 21920-4: Site of distant metastasis Cancer
21920-4 is a LOINC code used to identify Site of distant metastasis Cancer 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 Site of distant metastasis. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Cancer.XXX.
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 Site of distant metastasis. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Cancer.XXX.
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
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Site of distant metastasis Cancer
- Site of distant metastasis
- Codes for a site of distant metastasis at initial diagnosis. There are three individual fields, each with a 1-digit code for a site of metastasis... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11
- Anatomy; CA; Metastases; Mets; Misc; Miscellaneous; Nominal; Oncology; Other; Point in time; Random; Site of distant mets; Spec; To be specified in another part of the message; TUMOR REGISTRY(NAACCR); Unspecified
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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