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LOINC Code 42701-3: CT Guidance for localization of placenta of Uterus

42701-3 is a LOINC code used to identify CT Guidance for localization of placenta of Uterus 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 Guidance for localization of placenta. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Pelvis>Uterus.

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 Guidance for localization of placenta. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Pelvis>Uterus.

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: CT

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • CT Guidance for localization of placenta of Uterus
  • Guidance for localization of placenta
  • CAT scan; Computed tomography; Computerized tomography; CT scan; Document; Finding; Findings; Guid; Guide; Guided; Gyn; Gynecology; Imaging; Local; OB; ObGyn; Obstetrics; Pelvic; Placenta loc; Point in time; Rad; RADIOLOGY; Random; Uterine

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

CT Guidance for localization of placenta of UterusCT Guided Uterus Placenta locGuidance for localization of placentaRADFindPtPelvis>Uterus

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code42701-3
SystemLOINC
Display nameCT Guidance for localization of placenta of Uterus
DescriptionGuidance for localization of placenta
Short nameCT Guided Uterus Placenta loc
ComponentGuidance for localization of placenta
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)Pelvis>Uterus
ScaleDoc
MethodCT
ClassRAD
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.16
Last changed2.64

Part names

Guidance for localization of placentaFindPtPelvis>UterusDocCTPelvisUterusLocalizationPlacentaGuidanceFindingPoint in time (spot)Computed tomography

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