LOINC Code 62912-1: Deprecated PhenX measure - acculturation
62912-1 is a LOINC code used to identify Deprecated PhenX measure - acculturation in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component PhenX measure - acculturation. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
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 - acculturation. 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 - acculturation
- PhenX measure - acculturation
- This measure is used to provide a language indicator (one of several ways of indexing acculturation) of the extent to which an individual (or the children/relatives of an immigrant) who has moved from a non-English-speaking culture/country to an English-speaking one has adopted the culture of the "receiving" country. Language use and proficiency are indicators of acculturation. These questions are often used in large studies of immigrant populations to assess how well the individuals have adapted to a new culture.
- 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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