LOINC Code 42106-5: Archive facility identification number 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 Archive facility identification number. 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

• Archive facility identification number Cancer
• Archive facility identification number
• This field identifies the facility that originally accessioned the tumor. Each facility's facility identification number (FIN) is unique. It is essential for hospital registries to have the ability to distinguish cases originally accessioned by each registry of a merged unit. This enables the central registry to manage the receipt of historical data and to appropriately attribute these data. Efforts are underway at the federal level to establish uniform national provider ID numbers. COC and NAACCCR committees will consider the adoption of any federal standards when they become available. Instructions for Coding COC maintains the codes, including those for non-hospital sources of reporting. For facilities with 7-digit FINs in the range of 6020009-6953290 that were assigned by COC before January 1, 2001, the coded FIN will consist of three leading zeroes followed by the full 7-digit number. For facilities with FINs greater than or equal to 10000000 that were assigned by COC after January 1, 2001, enter FIN codes of this type as two zeroes followed by the full 8-digit code. These sometimes are called COC FIN 10-digit codes.. NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11
• ADMIN; Archive FIN; CA; Ident; Identifier; Intradermal; Misc; Miscellaneous; No; Nominal; Num; Oncology; Other; Point in time; Random; Spec; To be specified in another part of the message; 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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