LOINC Code 32938-3: Frankfort horizontal plane to nasion-pogonion line [Angle] Skull CT 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 nasion-pogonion line. 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: CT.measured

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Frankfort horizontal plane to nasion-pogonion line [Angle] Skull CT measured
• Frankfort horizontal plane to nasion-pogonion line
• CAT scan; Computed tomography; Computerized tomography; Cranial; Cranium; CT scan; Dental; Dentistry; Facial; FH; FH/NP; FH-NPg; Head; NP; NPg; 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.

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