LOINC Code 46585-6: Payment diagnosis - first secondary ICD [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 Payment diagnosis - first secondary ICD. 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: OASIS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Payment diagnosis - first secondary ICD [OASIS]
• Payment diagnosis - first secondary ICD
• A case mix diagnosis is a primary diagnosis that assigns patients with selected conditions to an orthopedic, diabetes, neurological, or burns/trauma group for Medicare PPS case mix adjustment. A case mix diagnosis may involve manifestation coding.
• Dx; Identity or presence; International Classification of Diseases; Nominal; Outcome and assessment information set; Payment Dx; Payment Dx- first secondary ICD; Point in time; Random; Survey; Survey.OASIS

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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