LOINC Code 42101-6: Derived SEER summary stage 1977 Cancer
42101-6 is a LOINC code used to identify Derived SEER summary stage 1977 Cancer 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 Derived SEER summary stage 1977. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Cancer.XXX.
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 Derived SEER summary stage 1977. 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
- Derived SEER summary stage 1977 Cancer
- Derived SEER summary stage 1977
- This item is the derived "SEER Summary Stage 1977" from the CS algorithm (or EOD codes) effective with 2004 diagnosis... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11
- CA; Derived SS1977; Identity or presence; Misc; Miscellaneous; Nominal; Oncology; Other; Point in time; Random; SEER SS1977; Spec; SS; Surveillance Epidemiology and End Result; 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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