LOINC Code 44671-6: Margin involvement CAP Nom (Skin melanoma)

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 Margin involvement. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Skin melanoma.

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
• Order vs observation: Observation
• Method: CAP cancer protocols

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Margin involvement by CAP cancer protocols
• Margin involvement
• CAP prot; Dermatologic; Epidermis; Finding; Findings; Integument; Margin involved; Nominal; Pathology; PATHOLOGY PROTOCOLS; PATHOLOGY PROTOCOLS SKIN; Point in time; Random; Skn

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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