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LOINC Code 42070-3: Summary stage and distant metastasis 1 override flag Cancer case

42070-3 is a LOINC code used to identify Summary stage and distant metastasis 1 override flag Cancer case 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 Stage.summary & distant metastasis 1 override flag. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Cancer case.XXX.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026

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 Stage.summary & distant metastasis 1 override flag. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Cancer case.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

Summary stage and distant metastasis 1 override flag Cancer case
Stage.summary & distant metastasis 1 override flag
Some computer edits identify errors. Others indicate possible errors that require manual review for resolution. To eliminate the need to review the same cases repeatedly, over-ride flags have been developed to indicate that data in a record (or records) have been reviewed and, while unusual, are correct. This over-ride is used with the following edits in the NAACCR Metafile of the EDITS softwareSummary Stage, Site Dist Met 1 (NAACCR) Summary Stage 2000, Site Dist Met 1 (NAACCR).. NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11
Arbitrary; CA; i; Metastases; Mets; Misc; Miscellaneous; Oncology; Ordinal; Other; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Spec; SS; SS/dist mets 1 O/R; 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.

Common synonyms

Summary stage and distant metastasis 1 override flag Cancer caseSS/dist mets 1 O/R Cancer caseStage.summary & distant metastasis 1 override flagTUMRRGTArbPtCancer case.XXX

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code42070-3
SystemLOINC
Display nameSummary stage and distant metastasis 1 override flag Cancer case
DescriptionStage.summary & distant metastasis 1 override flag
Short nameSS/dist mets 1 O/R Cancer case
ComponentStage.summary & distant metastasis 1 override flag
PropertyArb
TimingPt
System (specimen)Cancer case.XXX
ScaleOrd
ClassTUMRRGT
StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.16
Last changed2.38

Part names

Stage.summary & distant metastasis 1 override flagArbPtCancer case.XXXOrdStage.summary and distant metastasis 1 override flagArbitraryPoint in time (spot)Cancer case XXX

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