LOINC Code 42093-5: Collaborative staging version.latest 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 Collaborative staging version.latest. 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

• Collaborative staging version.latest Cancer
• Collaborative staging version.latest
• This item indicates the number of the version of the CS used most recently to derive the CS output fields. This data item is recorded the first time the CS output fields are derived and should be updated each time the CS Derived items are re-computed. The CS version number is returned as part of the output of the CS algorithm. The returned value from the program should be automatically stored as CS Version Latest. This item should not be updated manually. Codes CS Version Latest is a 6-digit code. The first two digits represent the major version number; the second two digits represent minor version changes; and, the last two digits represent even less significant changes, such as corrections of typographical errors that do not affect coding or derivation results. This item should not be blank if the CS Derived items contain stored values. This item should be blank if the CS Derived items are empty or the CS algorithm has not been applied. .. NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11
• CA; CS; CS version latest; Identity or presence; Misc; Miscellaneous; Nominal; Oncology; Other; Point in time; Random; Spec; 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.

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