LOINC Code 62573-1: PhenX - pre-existing cancer conditions protocol 070801

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 - pre-existing cancer conditions protocol 070801. 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 - pre-existing cancer conditions protocol 070801
• This self-administered protocol asks respondents to indicate the year of diagnosis for clinician-diagnosed illnesses. The respondent is also asked to provide the year of first diagnosis. The Cancer Working Group (WG) slightly modified this question from the original protocol text. The original protocol obtains year of diagnosis by asking respondents to choose between three choices (Before June 1, 2003; June 2003 to May 2005; or after June 1, 2005). The Cancer WG removed the phrase "since June 2003" in order to allow collection of diagnoses that occurred prior to June 2003. The additional response options were deleted, and respondents are now asked to write in the four-digit year of diagnosis.
• Before; 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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