80359-3

LOINC code 80359-3 identifies "Cause of death.underlying [Manual]". A manually assigned ICD code for the underlying cause of death, determined according to WHO rules for encoding underlying cause of death. Manual code assignment is performed when the computer generated process [LOINC: 80358-5] fails to select a code. This term was created for the CDC HL7 Version 2.6 Implementation Guide: Reporting Death Information from the EHR to Vital Records, R1.2.

This code measures Cause of death.underlying in ^Patient. It belongs to the SURVEY.CDC 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.