LOINC Code 39937-8: NM Joint Multiple area Views W radionuclide XXX

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 multiple areas^W radionuclide XXX. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX>Joint.

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 Joint Multiple area Views W radionuclide XXX
• Views multiple areas^W radionuclide XXX
• Document; Films; Finding; Findings; Imaging; Jnt; Misc; Miscellaneous; Mult; Multi; Other; Point in time; Rad; RADIOLOGY; Random; RN; RNC; Scan; Spec; To be specified in another part of the message; Unspecified; View; Vs Mult areas; VWS; W RNC 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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