LOINC Code 73789-0: General physical condition [NSRAS]
73789-0 is a LOINC code used to identify General physical condition [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 General physical condition. 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 General physical condition. 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
- General physical condition [NSRAS]
- General physical condition
- General physical condition of a neonate is based on their gestational age in the Neonatal Skin Risk Assessment Scale (NSRAS). Gestational age less than or equal to 28 weeks (=4) is described as very poor. Other gestation ages include greater than 28 weeks but less than or equal to 33 (=3), greater than 33 weeks but less than or equal to 38 weeks (=2), and greater than 38 weeks to posterm (=1). Only one numeric value (1, 2, 3 or 4) is selected.
- Finding; Findings; Gen phys cond; 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.
Common synonyms
Frequently asked questions
About this content
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