42106-5

LOINC code 42106-5 identifies "Archive facility identification number Cancer". This field identifies the facility that originally accessioned the tumor. Each facility's facility identification number (FIN) is unique. It is essential for hospital registries to have the ability to distinguish cases originally accessioned by each registry of a merged unit. This enables the central registry to manage the receipt of historical data and to appropriately attribute these data. Efforts are underway at the federal level to establish uniform national provider ID numbers. COC and NAACCCR committees will consider the adoption of any federal standards when they become available. Instructions for Coding COC maintains the codes, including those for non-hospital sources of reporting. For facilities with 7-digit FINs in the range of 6020009-6953290 that were assigned by COC before January 1, 2001, the coded FIN will consist of three leading zeroes followed by the full 7-digit number. For facilities with FINs greater than or equal to 10000000 that were assigned by COC after January 1, 2001, enter FIN codes of this type as two zeroes followed by the full 8-digit code. These sometimes are called COC FIN 10-digit codes.. NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11

This code measures Archive facility identification number in Cancer.XXX. It belongs to the ADMIN.ID class in the LOINC classification.

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.