LOINC Code 81163-8: US Guidance for needle localization Breast - right and MG Views Breast specimen

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 needle localization && Views. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Breast.right && ^Breast specimen.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: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Both
• Method: US && MG

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• US Guidance for needle localization Breast - right and MG Views Breast specimen
• Guidance for needle localization && Views
• This study includes right breast ultrasound for needle localization and subsequent mammogram of the specimen obtained from the right breast.
• Brst; Brst + Brst specimen-R; Brst spec; Brst spec-R; Brst-R; CorePlaybook; Document; Echography; Films; Finding; Findings; Guid; Guide; Guided; Gyn; Gynecology; Imaging; Local; NDL; Needle loc + Views; OB; ObGyn; Obstetrics; Playbook; Point in time; R; Radiology; Random; RT; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; Spec; ULS; Ultrasound; US + Mam; View; 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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