LOINC Code 38181-4: XR Chest Diameter.lateral
38181-4 is a LOINC code used to identify XR Chest Diameter.lateral 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 Diameter.lateral. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Chest.
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 Diameter.lateral. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Chest.
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: Observation
- Method: XR
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- XR Chest Diameter.lateral
- Diameter.lateral
- The relationship of AP diameter to lateral diameter of the chest is ~0.8 to 1. Lateral measurement of the chest is measured from the interior margin of the lateral rib cage at the level of the right diaphragm, using the PA chest x-ray.
- CXR; DIA; Diam; Diam Lat; Imaging; Lat; Length; Plain Films; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Rad; Radiology; Random; Thorax; Xray; X-ray
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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