21835-4

LOINC 2.82

Coding system.current Race

Coding sys.current Race

Definition

  • Code describes how race currently is coded. If the data have been converted, this field shows the system to which it has been converted. Race 1 - 5 codes [160 - 164] have changed over time. To be able to accurately group and analyze the data, it is necessary to record the system used to record the race codes... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11

Component

  • Coding system.current

Specimen / system

  • Race

Class

  • TUMRRGT

Property

  • Type

Scale

  • Nom

Related names

  • Coding sys.current; Nominal; Point in time; Random; TUMOR REGISTRY(NAACCR); Typ

Index terms

  • Coding sys.current
  • Nominal
  • Point in time
  • Random
  • TUMOR REGISTRY(NAACCR)
  • Typ