LOINC Code 59514-0: Flag for Date of birth not populated
59514-0 is a LOINC code used to identify Flag for Date of birth not populated 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 Flag for Date of birth not populated. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Cancer.XXX.
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 Flag for Date of birth not populated. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Cancer.XXX.
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
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Flag for Date of birth not populated
- This flag explains why there is no appropriate value in the corresponding date field, Date of Birth [240]. This data item was added to Volume II Version 12 (effective January 2010)... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 12
- CA; Identity or presence; Misc; Miscellaneous; Nominal; Other; Point in time; Random; Spec; To be specified in another part of the message; TUMOR REGISTRY(NAACCR); Unspecified
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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