LOINC Code 36764-9: RFA Guidance for atherectomy of Femoral vessel and Popliteal artery-- W contrast
36764-9 is a LOINC code used to identify RFA Guidance for atherectomy of Femoral vessel and Popliteal artery-- W contrast 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 Guidance for atherectomy^W contrast. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Lower extremity>Femoral vessel+Popliteal artery.
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 Guidance for atherectomy^W contrast. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Lower extremity>Femoral vessel+Popliteal artery.
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: Both
- Method: RF.angio
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- RFA Guidance for atherectomy of Femoral vessel and Popliteal artery-- W contrast
- Guidance for atherectomy^W contrast
- Art; Arteriogram; c; Cardio; Cardiology; Contr; Contra; Contrst; Document; EXT; Fem ves+Pop a; Fem ves+Popliteal a; Finding; Findings; Fluor; Fluoro; Fluoroscopy; Guid; Guide; Guided; Heart Disease; Imaging; Knee Artery; LE; Leg; Low; Point in time; Rad; RADIOLOGY; Random; Removal of clot; RFA; Vesl; WC
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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