LOINC Code 46496-6: Agency patient number during assessment period [CMS Assessment]

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 Agency patient number. 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: CMS Assessment

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Agency patient number during assessment period [CMS Assessment]
• Agency patient number
• Agency-specific patient identifier. This is the identification code the agency assigns to the patient and uses for record keeping purposes for this episode of care.
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Assessment; Ident; Identifier; No; Nominal; Num; Patient #; Report period; Survey

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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