86805-9

LOINC code 86805-9 identifies "Race and ethnicity information Document". A document or section in a document containing race and ethnicity details that may be reported as free text or coded. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the Coded Race and Ethnicity document in the HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA® Release 2: Vital Records Death Reporting, Release 1 (US Realm).

This code measures Race and ethnicity 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.