LOINC Code 85904-1: Cancer pathology panel CAP (Breast cancer 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 Cancer pathology panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Breast cancer 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: Order
• Panel type: Panel
• Method: CAP cancer protocols

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Cancer pathology panel - Breast cancer specimen by CAP cancer protocols
• Cancer pathology panel
• This panel was created for, but is not limited in use to, the College of American Pathologists' Protocol for the Examination of Specimens From Patients With Invasive Carcinoma of the Breast version 3.3.0.0 from January 2016 and the College of American Pathologists' Template for Reporting Results of Biomarker Testing of Specimens From Patients With Carcinoma of the Breast version 1.1.0.0 from December 2014. As of June 2017, the panel does not contain concepts for which the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) holds the copyright.
• Br ca spec; Brst; CA; Ca spec; Cancer Path Pnl; CAP prot; Pan; PANEL.PATH; Panl; Path; Pathology; Pnl; 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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