Version 2.78

Term Description

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.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

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

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Cause of death.underlying
Property
Find
Time
Pt
System
^Patient
Scale
Nom
Method
Manual

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
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=80359-3