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LOINC Code 34012-5: Previous dental appliance wear

34012-5 is a LOINC code used to identify Previous dental appliance wear 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 Previous dental appliance wear. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

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 Previous dental appliance wear. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Previous dental appliance wear
  • Dental; Dentistry; Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Point in time; Prev; Previ dent appl wear; Ql; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen

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

Previous dental appliance wearPrevi dent appl wearDENTALFindPt^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code34012-5
SystemLOINC
Display namePrevious dental appliance wear
Short namePrevi dent appl wear
ComponentPrevious dental appliance wear
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
ClassDENTAL
StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.09
Last changed2.27

Part names

Previous dental appliance wearFindPt^PatientOrdFindingPoint in time (spot)

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