LOINC Code 21936-0: Surgery.other regional disease Cancer

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 Surgery.other regional disease. 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

• Surgery.other regional disease Cancer
• Surgery.other regional disease
• Records the surgical removal of distant lymph nodes or other tissue(s)/organ(s) beyond the primary site. The removal of non-primary tissue documents the extent of surgical treatment and is useful in evaluating the extent of metastatic involvement... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11
• CA; Dis; Diseases; Dz; Identity or presence; Misc; Miscellaneous; Nominal; Oncology; Other; Othr; Point in time; Random; Spec; Surg; Surgery.other reg disease; 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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