LOINC Code 62597-0: Deprecated PhenX measure - oral health - periodontal disease - prevalence

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 measure - oral health - periodontal disease - prevalence. 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: DEPRECATED
• Method: PhenX

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Deprecated PhenX measure - oral health - periodontal disease - prevalence
• PhenX measure - oral health - periodontal disease - prevalence
• A measure by clinical examination of the existence of the current inflammation of the hard (bone) and soft tissues that surround and support the teeth. To estimate the prevalence of oral diseases and to conduct analytic investigations of associations of a variety of social, behavioral, contextual, medical, genetic, and biologic phenotypic characteristics with oral disease prevalence.
• Dis; Diseases; Dz; Measure - oral periodontal dis; 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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