86802-6

LOINC code 86802-6 identifies "Cause of death and related information Document". This document contains the cause of death details entered by the clinician, including injury details, pregnancy status, and whether tobacco use contributed to the death. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the Cause of Death document in the HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA® Release 2: Vital Records Death Reporting, Release 1 (US Realm).

This code measures Cause of death+related information in ^Patient. It belongs to the DOC.MISC 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.