LOINC Code 22012-9: Coding system.original.SEER [Identifier] Cancer registry

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.original.SEER. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Cancer registry.

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.original.SEER [Identifier] Cancer registry
• Coding system.original.SEER
• This shows the SEER coding system best describing the way the majority of SEER items in the record were originally coded... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11
• CA; Coding sys.original; Coding sys.original.SEER; Ident; Identifier; Nominal; Oncology; Point in time; Random; Surveillance Epidemiology and End Result; TUMOR REGISTRY(NAACCR)

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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