LOINC Code 83051-3: DXA Cervical and thoracic and lumbar spine Views for vertebral fracture

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 vertebral fracture. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Neck>Spine.cervical & Chest>Spine.thoracic & Abdomen>Spine.lumbar.

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 Cervical and thoracic and lumbar spine Views for vertebral fracture
• Views for vertebral fracture
• Abd; Abdo; Abdomen+; Abdominal; Bone Densiometry; Bone Density Scan; C/sp; C+T+L-spine; C+T-spine; Cerv; CorePlaybook; C-spine; Densiometry; DEX; DEXA; Document; Dorsal spine; Dual Energy X Ray Absorptiometry; Films; Finding; Findings; Imaging; L/sp; L-spine; Lumbar; Lumbo; Playbook; Point in time; Rad; Radiology; Random; Spinal; Spinal Cord; T Spine+Ab; T+L-Spine; Th/sp; Thorax; T-spine; View; Views for vert fx; 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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