LOINC Code 59575-1: Body mass index (BMI) [Percentile] Per age
59575-1 is a LOINC code used to identify Body mass index (BMI) [Percentile] Per age 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 Body mass index. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
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 Body mass index. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
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
- Method: Per age
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Body mass index (BMI) [Percentile] Per age
- Body mass index
- The percentile of a patient's body mass index indicates the relative position of the patient's BMI number among a given population. For adults 20 years old and older, BMI is calculated using standard weight status categories that are the same for all ages and for both men and women.
- BMI; bod; Bodies; BODY WEIGHT.MOLEC; Percentile; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Quetelet index; Random
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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