LOINC Code 44187-3: Portable XR Cervical spine AP and Oblique and Odontoid and (Lateral W flexion and W extension)

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 + oblique + odontoid) + (View lateral^W flexion + W extension). It is commonly used with the system or sample type Neck>Spine.cervical.

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.portable

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Portable XR Cervical spine AP and Oblique and Odontoid and (Lateral W flexion and W extension)
• (Views AP + oblique + odontoid) + (View lateral^W flexion + W extension)
• 1V; Anterio-Posterior; Anteroposterior; AP+Obl; AP+obl+odont+(lat W FE); AP+obl+odont+lat; C/sp; Cerv; C-spine; Document; EXT; Film; Films; Finding; Findings; Imaging; Lat; Obl; Plain Films; Point in time; Rad; Radiology; Random; Single View; Soft Tissue; Spinal; Spinal Cord; View; Views & AP KUB; Views (AP; Views+AP; VW; VWS; W FE; W Flx; XR port; 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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