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LOINC Code 32911-0: Recession [Length] {Tooth}.{probe site} Measured

32911-0 is a LOINC code used to identify Recession [Length] {Tooth}.{probe site} Measured 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 Recession. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Tooth}.{probe site}.

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 Recession. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Tooth}.{probe site}.

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: Measured

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Recession [Length] {Tooth}.{probe site} Measured
  • Recession
  • Measurement in mm from the cementoenamel junction or a restoration margin to the free gingival margin.
  • 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

Recession [Length] {Tooth}.{probe site} MeasuredRecession Tooth MeasuredRecessionDENTALLenPt{Tooth}.{probe site}

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code32911-0
SystemLOINC
Display nameRecession [Length] {Tooth}.{probe site} Measured
DescriptionRecession
Short nameRecession Tooth Measured
ComponentRecession
PropertyLen
TimingPt
System (specimen){Tooth}.{probe site}
ScaleQn
MethodMeasured
ClassDENTAL
Example unitsmm
StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

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

Part names

RecessionLenPt{Tooth}.{probe site}QnMeasuredLengthPoint in time (spot)

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