LOINC Code 34016-6: Dental plaque {Probe site}
34016-6 is a LOINC code used to identify Dental plaque {Probe site} 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 Dental plaque. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Probe site}.
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 Dental plaque. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {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
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Dental plaque {Probe site}
- Dental plaque
- "Yes" means plaque is noted at the probing site, found on the tooth surface of the root adjacent to the probing site.
- Dent plaque; Dental; Dentistry; Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Point in time; 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.
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