LOINC Code 46588-0: Ostomy for bowel elimination [OASIS]
46588-0 is a LOINC code used to identify Ostomy for bowel elimination [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 Ostomy for bowel elimination. 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 Ostomy for bowel elimination. 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
- Ostomy for bowel elimination [OASIS]
- Ostomy for bowel elimination
- Identifies whether the patient has an ostomy for bowel elimination and, if so, whether the ostomy was related to a recent inpatient stay or a change in medical treatment plan in the last 14 days.
- Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Outcome and assessment information set; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; 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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