LOINC Code 67853-2: Deprecated Plan of care
67853-2 is a LOINC code used to identify Deprecated Plan of care 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 Plan of care. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Setting}.
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 Plan of care. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Setting}.
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
- Order vs observation: Both
- Method: {Provider}
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Deprecated Plan of care
- Plan of care
- A Patient Plan of Care (PPOC) is a care plan that is individualized and mutually agreed upon with the patient/advocate. The care plan includes problem issues (diagnoses), expected healthcare outcomes, implementable interventions, and evaluation of progress toward outcomes based on follow up assessment. It is a framework to document critical thinking necessary for progressive evidenced-based outcomes.
- DOC.ONT; Document; Finding; Findings; 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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