92022-3

LOINC 2.82

Coded initiating cause or condition of fetal death

Coded fetal death cause

Definition

  • Coded cause or condition that most likely began the sequence of events resulting in the death. The provider chooses from a defined list of possible causes along with free text entries that further specify those choices, and then the information is transformed into one or more ICD 10 codes at the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). This term was created for, but not limited in use to, HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA® Release 2: Birth and Fetal Death Reporting, R1 STU 2, US Realm, Volume 2.

Component

  • Coded initiating cause or condition of death

Specimen / system

  • ^Fetus

Class

  • H&P.HX

Property

  • Find

Scale

  • Nom

Related names

  • Coded death cause; Fetal; Finding; Findings; H+P; H+P.HX; Init cause death or cond; Nominal; P prime; Point in time; Random

Index terms

  • Coded death cause
  • Coded initiating cause or condition of death
  • Fetal
  • Finding
  • Findings
  • H+P
  • H+P.HX
  • Init cause death or cond
  • Nominal
  • P prime
  • Point in time
  • Random