LOINC Code 86903-2: Tissue type during assessment period [CMS Assessment] Pressure injury.most advanced stage

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 Tissue type. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Pressure injury.most advanced stage.

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

• Tissue type during assessment period [CMS Assessment] Pressure injury.most advanced stage
• Tissue type
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Assessment; Nominal; Pressure ulcer; Pressure Ulcers; Report period; Survey; Typ; 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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