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LOINC Code 24663-7: NM Cerebral cisterns Views W radionuclide IT

24663-7 is a LOINC code used to identify NM Cerebral cisterns Views W radionuclide IT 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 Views^W radionuclide IT. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Head+Neck>Cerebral cisterns.

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 Views^W radionuclide IT. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Head+Neck>Cerebral cisterns.

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: NM

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • NM Cerebral cisterns Views W radionuclide IT
  • Views^W radionuclide IT
  • Brain; Cereb; CorePlaybook; Cranial; Cranium; Document; Films; Finding; Findings; Imaging; Intracranial; Intrathecal; Playbook; Point in time; Rad; RADIOLOGY; Random; RN; RNC; Scan; Skull; View; VWS; W RNC IT

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

NM Cerebral cisterns Views W radionuclide ITNM Cerebral cist Views W RNC ITViews^W radionuclide ITRADFindPtHead+Neck>Cerebral cisterns

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code24663-7
SystemLOINC
Display nameNM Cerebral cisterns Views W radionuclide IT
DescriptionViews^W radionuclide IT
Short nameNM Cerebral cist Views W RNC IT
ComponentViews^W radionuclide IT
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)Head+Neck>Cerebral cisterns
ScaleDoc
MethodNM
ClassRAD
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released1.0o
Last changed2.64

Part names

Views^W radionuclide ITFindPtHead+Neck>Cerebral cisternsDocNMCerebral cisternsHeadNeckITWRadionuclideViewsFindingPoint in time (spot)Intrathecal

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