LOINC Code 24828-6: XR tomography Mandible Panoramic

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 panoramic. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Head>Mandible.

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.tomography

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• XR tomography Mandible Panoramic
• View panoramic
• A dental panoramic radiograph is a wide-angle, two-dimensional view of the mandible that spans from ear to ear and includes the lower and upper jaw. It is a form of tomography in which images of multiple planes are taken to make up the composite panoramic image. Trade names include Panorex and Orthopantomograph.
• 1V; Brain; Cranial; Cranium; Document; Film; Finding; Findings; Imaging; Intracranial; Jaw; Mand; Panorex; Plain Films; Point in time; Rad; Radiology; Random; Single View; Skull; VW; XR tomo; 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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