LOINC Code 21922-0: Coding system used Cancer pediatric staging

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 Coding system used. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Cancer.XXX pediatric staging.

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

• Coding system used Cancer pediatric staging
• Coding system used
• Staging system used to assign the Pediatric Stage. Staging of pediatric tumors requires very different schemes from those used to stage adult tumors... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11
• ^Pediatric; CA; Cancer Ped stage; Coding sys used; Identity or presence; Misc; Miscellaneous; Nominal; Oncology; Other; PEDS; Point in time; Random; 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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