LOINC Code 24882-3: RFA Guidance for percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of Popliteal artery-- W contrast IA

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 Guidance for percutaneous transluminal angioplasty^W contrast IA. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Lower extremity>Popliteal artery.

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: RF.angio

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• RFA Guidance for percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of Popliteal artery-- W contrast IA
• Guidance for percutaneous transluminal angioplasty^W contrast IA
• Art; Arteriogram; c; Cardio; Cardiology; Contr; Contra; Contrst; Document; EXT; Finding; Findings; Fluor; Fluoro; Fluoroscopy; Guid; Guide; Guided; Heart Disease; Imaging; Knee Artery; LE; Leg; Low; Perc; Point in time; Pop a; PTA; Rad; RADIOLOGY; Random; RFA; W contr IA; WC

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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