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LOINC Code 33748-5: Distance from anal verge (Spec) [Length]

33748-5 is a LOINC code used to identify Distance from anal verge (Spec) [Length] 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 Distance from anal verge. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Specimen.

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 Distance from anal verge. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Specimen.

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: Observation

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Distance from anal verge
  • Dist from anal verge; Length; Pathology; PATHOLOGY PROTOCOLS; PATHOLOGY PROTOCOLS general; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Spec

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

Distance from anal verge (Spec) [Length]Distance from anal vergeDist from anal vergePATH.PROTOCOLS.GENERDistance from anal verge, SpecimenLenPt

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code33748-5
SystemLOINC
Display nameDistance from anal verge (Spec) [Length]
DescriptionDistance from anal verge
Short nameDist from anal verge
ComponentDistance from anal verge
PropertyLen
TimingPt
System (specimen)Specimen
ScaleQn
ClassPATH.PROTOCOLS.GENER
Example unitscm
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.09
Last changed2.70

Consumer names

Distance from anal verge, Specimen

Part names

Distance from anal vergeLenPtSpecimenQnLengthPoint in time (spot)

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