LOINC Code 106298-3: Estimated body mass index 50th percentile for age

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 Estimated body mass index 50th percentile for age. 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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Estimated body mass index 50th percentile for age
• Body mass index or BMI is a statistical index using a person's weight and height to provide an estimate of body fat in males and females of any age. Data to be inquired in the context of nutrition catalog.
• BMI; bod; Bodies; BODY WEIGHT.MOLEC; Estimated BMI 50th percentile for age; Percentile; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Quetelet index; 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.

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