LOINC Code 81317-0: Additional pathological findings Nom (Spec)

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 Additional pathological findings. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Specimen.

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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Additional pathological findings [Identifier] in Specimen
• Additional pathological findings
• Additional pathological findings identified in the specimen. For example, in gastric cancers, additional finding may include non-neoplastic pathologies such as gastritis, helicobacter infection, intestinal metaplasia, dysplasia, gastric polyps, Barrett's mucosa (for those specimens with esophagus) and others.
• Add; Addl path findings; Identity or presence; Nominal; Path; Pathology; Point in time; Random; Spec

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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