LOINC Code 74496-1: Injury location ICD code

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 Injury location ICD code. 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: Both

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Injury location ICD code
• The location where the patient's injury occurred is reported using ICD-10-CM Y92- codes (place of occurrence of the external cause). The injury location may also be the location where the EMS unit responded.
• Injury Loc ICD; International Classification of Diseases; Nominal; Place of occurrence of external cause; Point in time; Random; TRAUMA; Typ; Ulcer; Y92; Y92.x

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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