LOINC Code 21972-5: 2nd course 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 2nd course treatment.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

• 2nd course surgery.other regional disease Cancer
• 2nd course treatment.surgery.other regional disease
• Site-specific codes for the type of surgery to sites other than the primary site and regional lymph nodes, performed as part of the nth course of treatment... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11
• 2nd course Surg; 2nd course Tx; 2nd crs Surg.other reg dis; CA; Dis; Diseases; Dz; Identity or presence; Misc; Miscellaneous; Nominal; Oncology; Other; Othr; Point in time; Random; Second; Spec; Surg; Surgery.other reg disease; To be specified in another part of the message; TUMOR REGISTRY(NAACCR); Tx; 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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