LOINC Code 32864-1: Frankfort horizontal plane to mandibular plane [Angle] Skull X-ray measured

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 Frankfort horizontal plane to mandibular plane. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Skull.

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
• Method: XR.measured

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Frankfort horizontal plane to mandibular plane [Angle] Skull X-ray measured
• Frankfort horizontal plane to mandibular plane
• Cranial; Cranium; Dental; Dentistry; FH; FMA; Go-Gn; gonion to gnathion; Head; Mand; Me-Goi; menton to reconstructed gonion; MP; Plain Films; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; 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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