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A coded value specifying the anatomic location or access point for an observation. EXAMPLE(S): Anus for a colonoscopy observation OTHER NAME(S): NOTE(S): Neither target anatomic site nor approach anatomic site is necessarily required or relevant for certain observations, however if either or both are present then the distinction between them is that the approach site is the acces point for the measurement or observation and the target site is what is ultimately being evaluated. Sources that capture anatomic site and laterality separately should map both to this attribute. For implementation models based on BRIDG where site and laterality are captured separately, you may wish to capture both concepts as a post-coordinated code structure or as multiple code repetitions.
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