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LOINC Code 32898-9: Tooth space required {Dental arch} Calculated

32898-9 is a LOINC code used to identify Tooth space required {Dental arch} Calculated 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 Tooth space required. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Dental arch}.

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 Tooth space required. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Dental arch}.

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: Calculated

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Tooth space required {Dental arch} Calculated
  • Tooth space required
  • {Dent arch}; Calc; Calculation; Dental; Dentistry; Length; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random

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

Tooth space required {Dental arch} CalculatedSpace required {Dent arch} CalcTooth space requiredDENTALLenPt{Dental arch}

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code32898-9
SystemLOINC
Display nameTooth space required {Dental arch} Calculated
DescriptionTooth space required
Short nameSpace required {Dent arch} Calc
ComponentTooth space required
PropertyLen
TimingPt
System (specimen){Dental arch}
ScaleQn
MethodCalculated
ClassDENTAL
Example unitscm
StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.09
Last changed2.48

Part names

Tooth space requiredLenPt{Dental arch}QnCalculatedLengthPoint in time (spot)

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