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LOINC Code 30718-1: Deprecated Views PA & lateral

30718-1 is a LOINC code used to identify Deprecated Views PA & lateral 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 PA & lateral. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Sinuses.

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 PA & lateral. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Sinuses.

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: DEPRECATED
  • Order vs observation: Both
  • Method: XR.tomo

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Deprecated Views PA & lateral
  • Views PA & lateral
  • Films; Finding; Findings; Imaging; Lat; Narrative; PA+Lat; Paranasal sinuses; Plain Films; Point in time; Postero-Anterior; Rad; Radiology; Random; Report; Sinus; Tomogram; Tomographic; View; Views+PA; VWS; Xray; X-ray; XRTomo

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

Deprecated Views PA & lateralDeprecated Sinuses XR.Tomo PA+LatViews PA & lateralRADFindPtSinuses

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code30718-1
SystemLOINC
Display nameDeprecated Views PA & lateral
DescriptionViews PA & lateral
Short nameDeprecated Sinuses XR.Tomo PA+Lat
ComponentViews PA & lateral
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)Sinuses
ScaleNar
MethodXR.tomo
ClassRAD
StatusDEPRECATED
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.04
Last changed2.36

Part names

Views PA & lateralFindPtSinusesNarXR.tomoViews PA and lateralFindingPoint in time (spot)X-ray tomograph

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