LOINC Code 80509-3: MR Guidance for placement of clip in Unspecified body region

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 Guidance for placement of clip. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX.

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: MR

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• MR Guidance for placement of clip in Unspecified body region
• Guidance for placement of clip
• Clip place; CorePlaybook; Document; Finding; Findings; Guid; Guide; Guided; Imaging; Marker placement; Misc; Miscellaneous; Mitral regurgitation maximum velocity; MRI; Other; Playbook; Point in time; Rad; Radiology; Random; Spec; To be specified in another part of the message; Unspecified

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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