LOINC Code 37196-3: RFA Lower extremity veins - left Views W contrast IV

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 Views^W contrast IV. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Lower extremity.left>Lower extremity veins.

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 Lower extremity veins - left Views W contrast IV
• Views^W contrast IV
• c; Cardio; Cardiology; Contr; Contra; Contrst; Document; EXT; Extr-L; Films; Finding; Findings; Fluor; Fluoro; Fluoroscopy; Heart Disease; Imaging; L; LE; LE vv; LE vv-L; Leg; LE-L; LLE; Low; lower extremity veins.left; LT; Point in time; Rad; RADIOLOGY; Random; RFA; Venogram; Venography; View; VWS; W contr IV; 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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