LOINC Code 74497-9: Medical examiner or coroner was contacted [US Standard Certificate of Death]

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 Medical examiner or coroner was contacted. 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: US standard certificate of death

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Medical examiner or coroner was contacted [US Standard Certificate of Death]
• Medical examiner or coroner was contacted
• Indicates whether the medical examiner (ME) or coroner was contacted. If "Yes" is checked, completion of the death certificate may be terminated and the case may be referred to the ME or coroner.
• Echography; Finding; Findings; Med Examiner/Coroner contacted; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; Survey; SURVEY.CDC; ULS; Ultrasound; US Death Certificate

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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