LOINC Code 84896-0: Lymph node(s) Ql (Spec)
84896-0 is a LOINC code used to identify Lymph node(s) Ql (Spec) 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 Lymph node(s). It is commonly used with the system or sample type Specimen.
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 Lymph node(s). 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
- Lymph node(s) [Presence] in Specimen
- Lymph node(s)
- The presence or absence of lymph nodes in the specimen. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the Prostate Cancer (Radical Prostatectomy) Structured Reporting Protocol (2nd Edition, 2014) developed by the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) for structured reporting of prostate cancer.
- LN; Ordinal; Pathology; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; S prime; Screen; 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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