LOINC Code 56072-2: Circumference Mid upper arm - right
56072-2 is a LOINC code used to identify Circumference Mid upper arm - right 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 Circumference. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Upper arm.mid.right.
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 Circumference. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Upper arm.mid.right.
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: TRIAL
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Circumference Mid upper arm - right
- Circumference
- Midpoint of the distance from the acromion process of the shoulder to the tip of the olecranon process of the mid-elbow. First, the upper arm length is measured using bone landmarks, and the midpoint distance is marked for the circumference measurement. Measure the right arm at the level of the upper arm midpoint mark.
- Girth; Humerus; Length; Mid Upper arm-R; PhenX; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; R; Random; RT; Up; Upper extremity
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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