LOINC Code 62603-6: Deprecated PhenX measure - oral health - tobacco non-cigarette - product use

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 - tobacco non-cigarette - product use. 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 - tobacco non-cigarette - product use
• PhenX measure - oral health - tobacco non-cigarette - product use
• A measure to assess participant use of tobacco products other than cigarettes in his or her lifetime. To assess the use of tobacco products, such as cigars, pipes, snuff, and chewing tobacco. The measure can be used to assess the participant's exposure to nicotine and its effect on oral health and respiratory health.
• Measure - oral tobacco non-cigarette; Pan; Panel; PANEL.PHENX; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Smoke; Smokes; Smoking; Tobacco

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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