LOINC Code 81436-8: Percutaneous coronary intervention site
81436-8 is a LOINC code used to identify Percutaneous coronary intervention site 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 Percutaneous coronary intervention site. It is commonly used with the system or sample type *.
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 Percutaneous coronary intervention site. It is commonly used with the system or sample type *.
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: Observation
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Percutaneous coronary intervention site
- This term is used to report the coronary segment that is the focus of intervention.
- Anatomy; CARD.PROC; Cardio; Cardiology; Heart Disease; Nominal; PCI; PCI site; Perc; Point in time; 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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