AutoICD API

42072-9

Clinical

Hospital sequence number and diagnostic confirmation override flag Cancer case

Definition

Some computer edits identify errors. Others indicate possible errors that require manual review for resolution. To eliminate the need to review the same cases repeatedly, over-ride flags have been developed to indicate that data in a record (or records) have been reviewed and, while unusual, are correct. This over-ride is used with the following edit in the NAACCR Metafile of the EDITS software: Diagnostic Confirm, Seq Num--Hosp (COC).. NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11

LOINC 6-Axis Classification

Component

Hospital sequence number & diagnostic confirmation override flag

Property

Arb

Time Aspect

Pt

System

Cancer case.XXX

Scale Type

Ord

Method Type

N/A

Details

Class

TUMRRGT

Order/Observation

N/A

Short Name

Hosp seq #/Dx conf O/R Cancer case

Related Names

ArbitraryCAHospHosp seq #/Dx conf O/RMiscMiscellaneousNoNumOncologyOrdinalOtherPoint in timeQLQualQualitativeRandomScreenSpecTo be specified in another part of the messageTUMOR REGISTRY(NAACCR)Unspecified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is LOINC code 42072-9?

LOINC code 42072-9 identifies "Hospital sequence number and diagnostic confirmation override flag Cancer case". Some computer edits identify errors. Others indicate possible errors that require manual review for resolution. To eliminate the need to review the same cases repeatedly, over-ride flags have been developed to indicate that data in a record (or records) have been reviewed and, while unusual, are correct. This over-ride is used with the following edit in the NAACCR Metafile of the EDITS software: Diagnostic Confirm, Seq Num--Hosp (COC).. NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11

What does 42072-9 measure?

This code measures Hospital sequence number & diagnostic confirmation override flag in Cancer case.XXX. It belongs to the TUMRRGT class in the LOINC classification.

What is LOINC?

LOINC (Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes) is a universal standard for identifying laboratory and clinical observations. It is maintained by the Regenstrief Institute and used worldwide for health data exchange.