LOINC Code 93127-9: Risk adjustment factor [Score]
93127-9 is a LOINC code used to identify Risk adjustment factor [Score] 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 Risk adjustment factor. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
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 Risk adjustment factor. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
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
- Risk adjustment factor [Score]
- Risk adjustment factor
- The Risk Adjustment Factor score (RAF) is calculated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on a quarterly basis. An individual patient's RAF is based on a combination of Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs), which are associated with ICD-10 diagnoses, and patient demographics (including gender and age). RAFs are used to calculate annual expenditure for an individual patient and help providers and insurers determine the potential financial risks of patient care. [www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0900/p24.html]
- CLIN; CLIN.RISK; CMS-HCC; Fac; Fact; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; RAF; Random; Risk adjustment model; Scale; Scre
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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