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LOINC Code 37494-2: RF Guidance for injection of Tendon

37494-2 is a LOINC code used to identify RF Guidance for injection of Tendon 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 injection. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX>Tendon.

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 Guidance for injection. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX>Tendon.

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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • RF Guidance for injection of Tendon
  • Guidance for injection
  • Document; Finding; Findings; Fluor; Fluoro; Fluoroscopy; Guid; Guide; Guided; Imaging; Inj; Misc; Miscellaneous; Other; Point in time; Rad; RADIOLOGY; Random; Spec; To be specified in another part of the message; Unspecified

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

RF Guidance for injection of TendonRF Guided Tendon InjGuidance for injectionRADFindPtXXX>Tendon

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code37494-2
SystemLOINC
Display nameRF Guidance for injection of Tendon
DescriptionGuidance for injection
Short nameRF Guided Tendon Inj
ComponentGuidance for injection
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)XXX>Tendon
ScaleDoc
MethodRF
ClassRAD
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.14
Last changed2.64

Part names

Guidance for injectionFindPtXXX>TendonDocRFInjectionGuidanceTendonXXXFindingPoint in time (spot)Radio fluoroscopyUnspecified region imaged

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