LOINC Code 86901-6: Length during assessment period [CMS Assessment] Pressure injury.largest stage 3 or 4

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 Length. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Pressure injury.largest stage 3 or 4.

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: CMS Assessment

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Length during assessment period [CMS Assessment] Pressure injury.largest stage 3 or 4
• Length
• Measured as the longest length of the pressure ulcer oriented from head to toe of the patient.
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Assessment; III; Len; Length; Pressure ulcer; Pressure Ulcers; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Report period; Survey; Ulcer

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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