LOINC Code 73784-1: Moisture [NSRAS]
73784-1 is a LOINC code used to identify Moisture [NSRAS] 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 Moisture. 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 Moisture. 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
- Moisture [NSRAS]
- Moisture
- Moisture of neonatal skin is described as either constantly moist (=4), moist (=3), occasionally moist (=2) or rarely moist (=1) in the Neonatal Skin Risk Assessment Scale (NSRAS). Constantly moist skin is moist/damp every time the infant is moved or turned. Moist skin is often damp but not always; linens must be changed at least once a shift. Occasionally moist skin requires an extra linen change approximately once a day. Rarely moist skin is usually dry; linens require changing only every 24 hours. Only one numeric value is selected.
- Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Survey; SURVEY.NSRAS
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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