LOINC Code 86291-2: Retina Retinal nerve fiber layer panel by OCT
86291-2 is a LOINC code used to identify Retina Retinal nerve fiber layer panel by OCT 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 Retinal nerve fiber layer panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Retina.
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 Retinal nerve fiber layer panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Retina.
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: Order
- Panel type: Panel
- Method: OCT
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Retina Retinal nerve fiber layer panel by OCT
- Retinal nerve fiber layer panel
- This panel is used to report the results of a retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness study by optical coherence tomography.
- EYE; Fibers; Ophthalmology; Ophtho; Ophthy; Optical Coherence Tomography; Pan; PANEL.EYE; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Retinaldehyde; Retinene; Retinene 1; RNFL; RNFL Pnl; Vit A aldehyde; Vit A1 aldehyde; Vitamin A aldehyde; Vitamin A1 aldehyde
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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