LOINC Code 39874-3: NM Cerebral cisterns Delayed Views W radionuclide IT

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 Views delayed^W radionuclide IT. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Head+Neck>Cerebral cisterns.

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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• NM Cerebral cisterns Delayed Views W radionuclide IT
• Views delayed^W radionuclide IT
• Brain; Cereb; Cranial; Cranium; Document; Films; Finding; Findings; Imaging; Intracranial; Intrathecal; Point in time; Rad; RADIOLOGY; Random; RN; RNC; Scan; Skull; View; VWS; W RNC IT

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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