62586-3

LOINC code 62586-3 identifies "PhenX - oral health - existence of cleft lip or palate protocol 080501". These interviewer-administered questions ask the subject or biological parents of a child with cleft lip or palate for a description of the orofacial defects present, the extent of the defect, and if another family member has been diagnosed with the same condition. This protocol is administered by an interviewer asking questions of a subject or of an informant (usually a parent) if the subject is a young child. Question 1 should be asked as written. If the answer is not "no," then the LAHSHAL (Lip, Alveolus, Hard palate, Soft palate, Hard palate, Alveolus, Lip) is completed to characterize the defect. Then the LAHSHAL is completed from the perspective of the interviewer looking at the subject (i.e., right to left). The "? - unknown" variable should only be filled in if the interviewer has exhausted all other means to obtain this data. For each of the five components, fill in a bubble next to appropriate code (ACIX?*) - key provided. Many cleft defects are evident to the interviewer, but still the subject or the informant should be asked about each part of the defect (lip, alveolus, hard palate, and soft palate). Record a cleft uvula as a microform cleft of the soft palate. A cleft in the alveolus in addition to cleft palate should be recorded as a "cleft lip and palate." Question 2 is also asked of each subject (or informant regarding the subject) even if the subject does not have an orofacial cleft.

This code measures PhenX - oral health - existence of cleft lip or palate protocol 080501 in ^Patient. It belongs to the PANEL.PHENX class in the LOINC classification.

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