LOINC Code 62708-3: Deprecated PhenX measure - retinal digital photography
62708-3 is a LOINC code used to identify Deprecated PhenX measure - retinal digital photography 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 PhenX measure - retinal digital photography. 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 PhenX measure - retinal digital photography. 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: DEPRECATED
- Method: PhenX
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Deprecated PhenX measure - retinal digital photography
- PhenX measure - retinal digital photography
- A method to photograph (image) the retina, optic disc, macula, and posterior pole (i.e. the fundus) using a specialized lens system with a digital camera back. These images are necessary to document the status of the retina, optic nerve, retinal blood vessels, and macula. The photographs are used for documentation and for comparison from year to year for a subject and between subjects. Various eye diseases can be imaged with digital photography such as diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, macular degeneration, retinal detachment, hypertensive retinopathy, holes in the retina, as well as many other acquired and congenital eye conditions.
- Pan; Panel; PANEL.PHENX; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Retinaldehyde; Retinene; Retinene 1; Vit A aldehyde; Vit A1 aldehyde; Vitamin A aldehyde; Vitamin A1 aldehyde
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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