LOINC Code 45799-4: Other preventative or protective skin care other than to feet [Minimum Data Set]

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 Other preventative or protective skin care other than to feet. 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: ACTIVE
• Method: MDS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Other preventative or protective skin care other than to feet [Minimum Data Set]
• Other preventative or protective skin care other than to feet
• Finding; Findings; Integument; Ordinal; Othr; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Survey; SURVEY.MDS

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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