LOINC Code 46465-1: Conditions prior to medical or treatment regimen change or inpatient stay within past 14 days [OASIS]

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 Conditions prior to medical or treatment regimen change or inpatient stay within past 14D. 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
• Order vs observation: Observation
• Method: OASIS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Conditions prior to medical or treatment regimen change or inpatient stay within past 14 days [OASIS]
• Conditions prior to medical or treatment regimen change or inpatient stay within past 14D
• Identifies existence of condition(s) prior to medical regimen change or inpatient stay within 14 days of start of care. (Past 14 days encompasses the two-week period immediately preceding the start/resumption of care [or the date of the follow-up/discharge visit].)
• Exchange; Finding; Findings; Last; Nominal; Outcome and assessment information set; Replace; Survey; Tx

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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