LOINC Code 46538-5: Number of pressure ulcers - stage 3 [OASIS]
46538-5 is a LOINC code used to identify Number of pressure ulcers - stage 3 [OASIS] in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Number of pressure ulcers - stage 3. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
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 Number of pressure ulcers - stage 3. 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: DISCOURAGED
- Method: OASIS
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Number of pressure ulcers - stage 3 [OASIS]
- Number of pressure ulcers - stage 3
- Identifies the number of pressure ulcers at each stage present at the time of assessment. Definitions of pressure ulcer stages derive from the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel.
- # pressure ulcers - stage 3; Cnt; Count; III; No; Num; Number; Outcome and assessment information set; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Survey; Survey.OASIS; Ulcers.stage 3
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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