LOINC Code 24560-5: Portable XR Abdomen AP left lateral-decubitus

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 View AP L-lateral-decubitus. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Abdomen.

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: Both
• Method: XR.portable

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Portable XR Abdomen AP left lateral-decubitus
• View AP L-lateral-decubitus
• 1V; Abd; Abdo; Abdomen+; Abdominal; Anterio-Posterior; Anteroposterior; AP abdomen; AP L-lat decub; Document; Film; Finding; Findings; Imaging; Kidney-Ureter-Bladder; Lat; Left; Levo; Plain Films; Point in time; Rad; Radiology; Random; Single View; View AP KUB; View L-decubitus; View L-lateral decubitus; VW; XR port; Xray; X-ray

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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