LOINC Code 44677-3: Margin(s) involved by DCIS Nom (Breast tumor)

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(s) involved by DCIS. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Breast tumor.

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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Margin(s) involved by DCIS in Breast tumor
• Margin(s) involved by DCIS
• Brst; BT; Cancer; Ductal carcinoma in situ; Finding; Findings; Nominal; Pathology; PATHOLOGY PROTOCOLS; PATHOLOGY PROTOCOLS BREAST; Point in time; Random; S prime; tumors; tumour; tumours

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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