LOINC Code 62569-9: PhenX - cancer - personal and family history protocol 070601

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 - cancer - personal and family history protocol 070601. 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: ACTIVE
• Panel type: Panel
• Method: PhenX

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• PhenX - cancer - personal and family history protocol 070601
• This protocol is used to assess if the respondent and his or her biological parents, siblings, and children have had cancer. This protocol also obtains information about vital status, age, type of cancer, age at first diagnosis, and any additional cancer diagnoses.
• Cancer pers family hx proto; Hx; Pan; Panel; PANEL.PHENX; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random

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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