LOINC Code 42800-3: Deprecated ECOG performance status grade Observed

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 ECOG performance status grade. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

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: DEPRECATED
• Order vs observation: Both
• Method: Observed

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• Deprecated ECOG performance status grade Observed
• ECOG performance status grade
• These scales and criteria are used by doctors and researchers to assess how a patient's disease is progressing, assess how the disease affects the daily living abilities of the patient, and determine appropriate treatment and prognosis.
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; ECOG perf status grade; Identity or presence; Nominal; Perform status; Point in time; Random; TUMOR REGISTRY(NAACCR)

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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