LOINC Code 34029-9: Prosthesis complaint {Dental prosthesis} - Reported
34029-9 is a LOINC code used to identify Prosthesis complaint {Dental prosthesis} - Reported 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 Prosthesis complaint. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Dental prosthesis}.
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 Prosthesis complaint. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Dental prosthesis}.
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: Reported
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Prosthesis complaint {Dental prosthesis} - Reported
- Prosthesis complaint
- A "yes" here indicates that the patient is complaining about their dentures.
- {Dent prosth}; 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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