LOINC Code 81634-8: Oncology Recommended cancer surveillance

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 Recommended cancer surveillance. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Setting}.

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
• Method: Oncology

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Oncology Recommended cancer surveillance
• Recommended cancer surveillance
• A document or template containing information on tests recommended specifically for the long-term surveillance of cancer as part of a patient's survivorship care plan (SCP). The type of test, its timing, the coordinating provider, and when the surveillance is recommended to occur may be included. For example, surveillance may include biannual mammograms the first year after treatment followed by annual mammograms in subsequent years. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the Recommended Cancer Surveillance section in the HL7 Clinical Oncology Treatment Plan and Summary (COTPS) implementation guide.
• Cancer; DOC.MISC; Document; Finding; Findings; MISC; Point in time; Random

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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