LOINC Code 39808-1: Date 1st most definitive surgery treatment for 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 Date 1st most definitive surgery Rx for. 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

• Date 1st most definitive surgery treatment for Cancer
• Date 1st most definitive surgery Rx for
• Date of most definitive surgical resection of the primary site performed as part of the first course of treatment. See page 81 for date format. This item is used to measure lag time between diagnosis and the most definitive surgery of the primary site or survival following the procedure. It also is used in conjunction with Date of Surgical Discharge [3180] to calculate the duration of hospitalization following the most definitive primary site surgical procedure to evaluate treatment efficacy... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11
• CA; Date 1st most defn srg; Date and time; First; Misc; Miscellaneous; Oncology; Other; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Spec; Surg; Time stamp; Timestamp; To be specified in another part of the message; Treatment; 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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