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LOINC Code 101686-4: Body bone percentage

101686-4 is a LOINC code used to identify Body bone percentage in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Body bone. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Body bone. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

When is it used?

  • Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
  • May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
  • Status: ACTIVE
  • Order vs observation: Observation
  • Method: BIA

What it does not mean

  • The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

  • Body bone percentage
  • Body bone
  • Bdy bone; bod; Bodies; BODY WEIGHT.MOLEC; Mass Fraction; Percent; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

Common synonyms

Body bone percentageBody bone %Body boneBDYWGT.MOLECMFrPt^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code101686-4
SystemLOINC
Display nameBody bone percentage
DescriptionBody bone
Short nameBody bone %
ComponentBody bone
PropertyMFr
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleQn
MethodBIA
ClassBDYWGT.MOLEC
Example units%
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.75
Last changed2.76

Part names

Body boneMFrPt^PatientQnBIAMass fractionPoint in time (spot)Bioelectrical impedance analysis

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