LOINC Code 43520-6: Deprecated Chest X-ray AP (R-lateral-decubitus & L-lateral-decubitus)

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 (R-lateral-decubitus & L-lateral-decubitus). It is commonly used with the system or sample type Chest.

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: DEPRECATED
• Order vs observation: Both
• Method: XR

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Deprecated Chest X-ray AP (R-lateral-decubitus & L-lateral-decubitus)
• Views AP (R-lateral-decubitus & L-lateral-decubitus)
• Anterio-Posterior; Anteroposterior; CXR; Films; Finding; Findings; Imaging; Lat; Left; Levo; Narrative; Plain Films; Point in time; R prime; Rad; RADIOLOGY; Random; Report; Right; Thorax; View; Views & AP KUB; Views (AP; Views+AP; VWS; 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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