The following applies to the subcategory of 118245000 |Measurement finding (finding)|:

• Detected and Not detected are used in the FSN, PT, and modeling of measurement findings instead of Present, Positive, Absent, and Negative.  
  • Existing acceptable descriptions with Present, Positive, Absent, and Negative can remain.
• Above reference range, Below reference range, Within reference range, and Outside reference range should be used in the FSN, PT, and modeling of measurement findings instead of High, Raised, Elevated, Increased, Low, Decreased, Normal, and Abnormal. 

  • Existing acceptable descriptions with High, Raised, Elevated, Increased, Low, Decreased, Normal, and Abnormal can remain.

• Borderline measurement findings are ambiguous and should not be added.
• False positive and false negative measurement findings should not be included. 

See template.