LOINC Code 46500-5: Discipline of Person Completing Assessment during assessment period [CMS Assessment] Provider

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 Discipline of person completing assessment. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Provider.

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

• Discipline of Person Completing Assessment during assessment period [CMS Assessment] Provider
• Discipline of person completing assessment
• Identifies the discipline of the clinician completing the comprehensive assessment at the specified time points or the clinician reporting the transfer to an inpatient facility, death at home, or discharge (no further visits after start of care).
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Assessment; Nominal; Persons; Report period; Survey; Typ

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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