LOINC Code 24876-5: NM Head to Pelvis Views for shunt patency W Tc-99m DTPA IT

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 for shunt patency^W Tc-99m DTPA IT. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Head+Neck+Chest+Abdomen+Pelvis.

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 Head to Pelvis Views for shunt patency W Tc-99m DTPA IT
• Views for shunt patency^W Tc-99m DTPA IT
• 99 mTC; 99mTc; Abd; Abd+Pelvis; Abdo; Abdominal; Brain; Chest + Abd; Chest+Abd+Pelvis; Cranial; Cranium; Diethylenetriamine pentaacetate; Document; Films; Finding; Findings; Head to Abdomen; Head to Pelvis; Imaging; Intracranial; Neck to Pelvis; Pelvic; Point in time; Rad; Radiology; Random; Scan; Skull; TC-99CM; Tc99m; TC-99M; Technetium 99m; Thorax; View; Vs for shunt pat; VWS; W Tc99mDTPA 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.

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