LOINC Code 39631-7: SPECT Brain W Tc-99m HMPAO IV

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^W Tc-99m HMPAO IV. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Head>Brain.

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: NM.SPECT

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• SPECT Brain W Tc-99m HMPAO IV
• Multisection^W Tc-99m HMPAO IV
• 99 mTC; 99mTc; Brain; Cerebral; Cerebrum; Ceretec; Cranial; Cranium; Document; Exametazine; Finding; Findings; Head; Hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime; Imaging; Intracranial; Neuro; Neurology; Point in time; Rad; RADIOLOGY; Random; Scan; Skull; TC-99CM; Tc99m; TC-99M; Technetium 99m; W Tc99mHMPAO IV

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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