LOINC Code 73783-3: Neonatal pressure injury risk total score [NSRAS]

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 Neonatal pressure injury risk total score. 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
• Order vs observation: Observation
• Method: NSRAS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Neonatal pressure injury risk total score [NSRAS]
• Neonatal pressure injury risk total score
• Neonatal pressure ulcer risk total score is the cumulative value for each scored clinical condition parameter described in the Neonatal Skin Risk Assessment Scale (NSRAS). Neonates are at risk for skin breakdown (e.g. ulcers) if the total score is 16 or less.
• NSRAS total; Point in time; pressure injury; Pressure ulcer; Pressure Ulcers; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Scale; Scre; Survey; SURVEY.NSRAS; Tot; Totl; Ulcer

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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