LOINC Code 56053-2: Deprecated PhenX measure - gender
56053-2 is a LOINC code used to identify Deprecated PhenX measure - gender 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 PhenX measure - gender. 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 PhenX measure - gender. 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: DEPRECATED
- Method: PhenX
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Deprecated PhenX measure - gender
- PhenX measure - gender
- The interviewer asks the respondent (or proxy) to indicate his/her gender. The question "Are you male or female?" needs to be asked because an interviewer may assume the respondent self-identifies as a female but she really associates with being male. Depending on the context of the study, the investigator may want to include other response options such as transsexual and transgender. The question from the Los Angeles HIV Countywide Risk Assessment Survey is a good resource and could be considered. This question is available with the other Supplemental Information for Demographics.
- Pan; Panel; PANEL.PHENX; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Sex
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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