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Term Description

A computer generated ICD code for the underlying cause of death, determined according to WHO rules for encoding underlying cause of death. This term was created for the CDC HL7 Version 2.6 Implementation Guide: Reporting Death Information from the EHR to Vital Records, R1.2.

Part Description

LP202954-6   Cause of death.underlying
The disease or injury that initiated the chain of morbid events that led directly and inevitably to death. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

LOINC Names Get Info

Fully-Specified Name
Cause of death.underlying:Find:Pt:^Patient:Nom:Automated
Long Common Name
Cause of death.underlying [Automated]

Part Model Get Info

  • Component
    Cause of death.underlying
    LP202954-6
    • Analyte
      Cause of death.underlying
      LP202954-6
      • Component Numerator
        Cause of death.underlying
        LP202954-6
        • Component Numerator Core
          Cause of death.underlying
          LP202954-6
        • Component Numerator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
      • Component Denominator
        NULL
         
        • Component Denominator Core
          NULL
           
        • Component Denominator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
    • Challenge
      NULL
       
    • Adjustment
      NULL
       
    • Count
      NULL
       
  • Property
    Find
    LP6813-2
  • Time
    Pt
    LP6960-1
  • System
    ^Patient
    LP310005-6
    • System Core
      NULL
       
    • Super System
      Patient
      LP6985-8
  • Scale
    Nom
    LP7750-5
  • Method
    Automated
    LP70259-4

Preferred Answer List: LL1892-0

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Externally Defined
Yes
Link to External List
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd.htm

Basic Attributes

Class
SURVEY.CDC
Type
Surveys
First Released
Version 2.54
Last Updated
Version 2.56 (MIN)
Order vs. Observation
Observation

LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=80358-5