LOINC Code 38127-7: US Guidance for aspiration of CSF of Spine

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 aspiration of CSF. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX>Spine.

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: DISCOURAGED
• Order vs observation: Both
• Method: US

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• US Guidance for aspiration of CSF of Spine
• Guidance for aspiration of CSF
• Asp; Cerebral spinal fluid; Cerebrospinal Fl; CSF asp; Document; Echography; Finding; Findings; Guid; Guide; Guided; Imaging; Misc; Miscellaneous; Neuro; Neurology; Other; Point in time; Radiology; Random; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; Spec; Spinal; Spinal Cord; Spinal Fl; Spinal Fld; Spinal Flu; Spinal Fluid; To be specified in another part of the message; ULS; Ultrasound; 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.

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