LOINC Code 42118-0: Readmission to the same hospital within 30 days of surgical discharge 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 Readmission to the same hospital within 30D of surgical discharge. 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

• Readmission to the same hospital within 30 days of surgical discharge Cancer
• Readmission to the same hospital within 30D of surgical discharge
• Records a readmission to the same hospital within 30 days of discharge following hospitalization for surgical resection of the primary site for the same illness. This data item provides information related to the quality-of-care. A patient may have a readmission related to the primary diagnosis on discharge if the length of stay was too short, and then needed to return due to problems or complications. A patient may also need to be readmitted if discharge planning and/or follow-up instructions were ineffective. It is important to distinguish a planned from an unplanned readmission, since a planned readmission is not an indicator of quality of care problems... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11
• Arbitrary; CA; Disch; Hosp; Misc; Miscellaneous; Oncology; Ordinal; Other; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Readmit within 30D of surg dis; Screen; Spec; Surg; 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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