LOINC Code 52729-1: Diameter transverse Pressure injury.largest stage 3 or 4 [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 Diameter.transverse. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Pressure injury.largest stage 3 or 4.

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: TRIAL
• 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

• Diameter transverse Pressure injury.largest stage 3 or 4 [CMS Assessment]
• Diameter.transverse
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Assessment; DIA; Diam; Diam transverse; III; Length; Point in time; Pressure ulcer; Pressure Ulcers; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Survey; Ulcer

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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