LOINC Code 80956-6: DXA Calcaneus - left [Mass/Area] Bone density

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 for bone density. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Lower extremity.left>Calcaneus.

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: DXA

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• DXA Calcaneus - left [Mass/Area] Bone density
• Views for bone density
• BMD; Bone Densiometry; Bone Density Scan; Calcaneous; Den; Densiometry; DEX; DEXA; Dual Energy X Ray Absorptiometry; EXT; Extr-L; Films; Heel; Heel-L; Imaging; L; LE; Leg; LE-L; LLE; Low; LT; MAric; Os calcis; Oscalcis; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Rad; RADIOLOGY; Random; View; Views for BMD; VWS

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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