LOINC Code 59855-7: Pathology specimen collection date 3 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 Pathology specimen collection date 3. 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
• Order vs observation: Observation

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• Pathology specimen collection date 3 Cancer
• Pathology specimen collection date 3
• Records the date and time of the specimen collection for the cancer being reported, not the date read or date the report was typed... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 12
• CA; Coll; Collect; Collect Date; Collected; Date and time; III; Misc; Miscellaneous; Oncology; Other; Path; Path spec coll date 3; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Spec; Time stamp; Timestamp; 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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