LOINC Code 30812-2: RF Guidance for injection of Spine Cervical Facet Joint

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 injection. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Neck>Spine.cervical facet joint.

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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• RF Guidance for injection of Spine Cervical Facet Joint
• Guidance for injection
• C/sp; Cerv; C-spine; C-Spine facet joint; Document; Finding; Findings; Fluor; Fluoro; Fluoroscopy; Guid; Guide; Guided; Imaging; Inj; Jnt; Point in time; Rad; RADIOLOGY; Random; Spinal; Spinal Cord; Zygapophysial Joint

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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