LOINC Code 81561-3: SPECT Heart W multiple states of exercise

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 Multisection^W multiple states of exercise+W radionuclide IV. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Chest>Heart.

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: NM.SPECT

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• SPECT Heart W multiple states of exercise
• Multisection^W multiple states of exercise+W radionuclide IV
• A nuclear medicine cardiac study performed with multiple states of exercise is defined as being done with more than one type of challenge, such as with rest and with physical exercise, or with rest and with pharmacological stress. Studies performed with a single state of exercise are defined as a study with a single challenge, such as at rest or with physical or pharmacological stress.
• Cardiac; Cardio; Cardiology; CorePlaybook; Document; EXCZ; Finding; Findings; Heart Disease; Hrt; Imaging; Mult; Multi; Playbook; Point in time; Rad; Radiology; Random; RN; RNC; Scan; Thorax; W mult exer; W mult exer+W RNC IV; W RNC IV

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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