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LOINC Code 39527-7: US Unspecified body region for foreign body

39527-7 is a LOINC code used to identify US Unspecified body region for foreign body 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 Multisection for foreign body. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX.

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 Multisection for foreign body. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX.

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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • US Unspecified body region for foreign body
  • Multisection for foreign body
  • bod; Bodies; Document; Echography; FB; Finding; Findings; for FB; Imaging; Misc; Miscellaneous; Other; Point in time; Radiology; Random; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; Spec; 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.

Common synonyms

US Unspecified body region for foreign bodyUS for FBMultisection for foreign bodyRADFindPtXXX

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code39527-7
SystemLOINC
Display nameUS Unspecified body region for foreign body
DescriptionMultisection for foreign body
Short nameUS for FB
ComponentMultisection for foreign body
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)XXX
ScaleDoc
MethodUS
ClassRAD
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.15
Last changed2.64

Part names

Multisection for foreign bodyFindPtXXXDocUSForeign bodyFindingPoint in time (spot)Ultrasound

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