46511-2

LOINC Code


LOINC code46511-2
name
descriptionIdentifies diagnosis for which the patient is receiving care and its ICD code. The primary diagnosis should be the condition that is the chief reason for providing care.
statusDEPRECATED
Replacements

alternatives to this code:

86255-7

Fully-Specified Name

componentPrimary diagnosis ICD code
propertyPrid  =  Presence or identity:  Prid stands for “Presence or identity”, is used for assays that detect whether or not an analyte of a particular kind is present, and if it is, to identify the specific analyte.
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
system^Patient
scaleNom  =  Nominal:  Nominal or categorical responses that do not have a natural ordering. (e.g., names of bacteria, reported as answers, categories of appearance that do not have a natural ordering, such as, yellow, clear, bloody.
methodCMS Assessment

Additional Names

short nameCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Assessment; Dx; Dx ICD code; Identity or presence; International Classification of Diseases; Nominal; Point in time; Primary Dx ICD code; Random; Survey

Basic Attributes

classSURVEY.CMS
type4  Surveys

Member of these Panels

52534-5
52534-5
52534-5
52534-5
52534-5
52534-5
69416-6
69325-9
46609-4Copyright © 2002 Center for Health Services Research, UCHSC, Denver, CO. Used with permission.
46609-4Copyright © 2002 Center for Health Services Research, UCHSC, Denver, CO. Used with permission.
46609-4Copyright © 2002 Center for Health Services Research, UCHSC, Denver, CO. Used with permission.
46609-4Copyright © 2002 Center for Health Services Research, UCHSC, Denver, CO. Used with permission.

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.73
last change typeDEL  - delete (deprecate)

Related Names

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