LOINC Code 39448-6: US.doppler Upper extremity vessels

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 Multisection. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Upper extremity>Upper extremity vessels.

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: US.doppler

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• US.doppler Upper extremity vessels
• Multisection
• Arm; Arm and hand vessels; Cardio; Cardiology; Document; DOP; DUPLEX; Echography; EXT; Extr ves; Finding; Findings; Heart Disease; Imaging; Point in time; Radiology; Random; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; UE; UE ves; ULS; Ultrasound; Up; Vesl; Vessels.XXX

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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