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LOINC Code 43789-7: NM Liver and Biliary ducts and Gallbladder Views for patency W Tc-99m IV

43789-7 is a LOINC code used to identify NM Liver and Biliary ducts and Gallbladder Views for patency W Tc-99m IV 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 Views for patency^W Tc-99m IV. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Abdomen>Liver+Biliary ducts+Gallbladder.

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 Views for patency^W Tc-99m IV. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Abdomen>Liver+Biliary ducts+Gallbladder.

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 Liver and Biliary ducts and Gallbladder Views for patency W Tc-99m IV
  • Views for patency^W Tc-99m IV
  • 99 mTC; 99mTc; Abd; Abdo; Abdomen+; Abdominal; BDs; BDs+GB; Bile tract; Biliary tract; Document; Films; Finding; Findings; Gall bladder; GB; Hepar; Hepatic; Hepatobiliary; Imaging; Liver+BDs+GB; Point in time; Rad; RADIOLOGY; Random; Scan; TC-99CM; Tc99m; TC-99M; Technetium 99m; View; VWS; W Tc99mIV

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

NM Liver and Biliary ducts and Gallbladder Views for patency W Tc-99m IVNM Liver+BDs+GB Views for pat W Tc99mIVViews for patency^W Tc-99m IVRADFindPtAbdomen>Liver+Biliary ducts+Gallbladder

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code43789-7
SystemLOINC
Display nameNM Liver and Biliary ducts and Gallbladder Views for patency W Tc-99m IV
DescriptionViews for patency^W Tc-99m IV
Short nameNM Liver+BDs+GB Views for pat W Tc99mIV
ComponentViews for patency^W Tc-99m IV
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)Abdomen>Liver+Biliary ducts+Gallbladder
ScaleDoc
MethodNM
ClassRAD
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.17
Last changed2.64

Part names

Views for patency^W Tc-99m IVFindPtAbdomen>Liver+Biliary ducts+GallbladderDocNMBiliary ductsGallbladderLiverAbdomenIVWTc-99mViewsPatencyFindingPoint in time (spot)Liver and Biliary ducts and GallbladderIntravenous

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