LOINC Code 42401-0: XR Lumbar spine Lumbar (AP W R-bending and W L-bending and WO bending) and Lateral

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 AP^W R-bending + W L-bending + WO bending) + (view lateral). It is commonly used with the system or sample type Abdomen>Spine.lumbar.

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: XR

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• XR Lumbar spine Lumbar (AP W R-bending and W L-bending and WO bending) and Lateral
• (Views AP^W R-bending + W L-bending + WO bending) + (view lateral)
• 1V; Abd; Abdo; Abdomen+; Abdominal; Anterio-Posterior; Anteroposterior; AP abdomen; Document; Film; Films; Finding; Findings; Imaging; Kidney-Ureter-Bladder; L/sp; Lat; Lateral bending; Left; Left Sidebending; Levo; L-spine; Lumbar; Lumbo; Plain Films; Point in time; R prime; Rad; RADIOLOGY; Random; Right; Right Sidebending; Single View; Spinal; Spinal Cord; View; View AP KUB; Views & AP KUB; Views (AP; Views+AP; VW; VWS; W R+L-bending; W R+L-bending); W+WO L-bending; W+WO R+L-bending; Xray; X-ray

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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