LOINC Code 21950-1: Reason for no radiation treatment Cancer
21950-1 is a LOINC code used to identify Reason for no radiation treatment 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 Reason for no radiation Rx. 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 Reason for no radiation Rx. 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
- Reason for no radiation treatment Cancer
- Reason for no radiation Rx
- Code the reason the patient did not receive radiation treatment as part of first course of therapy. See also RX--Regional RX Modality [1570]... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11
- CA; Misc; Miscellaneous; Nominal; Oncology; Other; Point in time; Random; Spec; To be specified in another part of the message; Treatment; TUMOR REGISTRY(NAACCR); Typ; 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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