LOINC Code 59560-3: Surgical approach at facility.YYY 2010 Cancer

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 Surgical approach at facility.YYY 2010. 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

• Surgical approach at facility.YYY 2010 Cancer
• Surgical approach at facility.YYY 2010
• This item is used to describe the surgical method used to approach the primary site for patients undergoing surgery of the primary site at this facility. If the patient has multiple surgeries to the primary site, this item describes the approach used for the most invasive, definitive surgery... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 12
• CA; Identity or presence; Misc; Miscellaneous; Nominal; Oncology; Other; Point in time; Random; Spec; Surg; Surg app at facility 2010; 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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