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LOINC Code 86398-5: RF Cerebral cisterns Views W contrast IT

86398-5 is a LOINC code used to identify RF Cerebral cisterns Views W contrast IT 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 Views^W contrast IT. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Head+Neck>Cerebral cisterns.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026

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^W contrast IT. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Head+Neck>Cerebral cisterns.

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: RF

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • RF Cerebral cisterns Views W contrast IT
  • Views^W contrast IT
  • Brain; c; Cereb; Contr; Contra; Contrst; CorePlaybook; Cranial; Cranium; Document; Films; Finding; Findings; Fluor; Fluoro; Fluoroscopy; Imaging; Intracranial; Intrathecal; Playbook; Point in time; Rad; RADIOLOGY; Random; Skull; View; VWS; W contr IT; WC

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.

Common synonyms

RF Cerebral cisterns Views W contrast ITRF Cerebral cist Views W contr ITViews^W contrast ITRADFindPtHead+Neck>Cerebral cisterns

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code86398-5
SystemLOINC
Display nameRF Cerebral cisterns Views W contrast IT
DescriptionViews^W contrast IT
Short nameRF Cerebral cist Views W contr IT
ComponentViews^W contrast IT
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)Head+Neck>Cerebral cisterns
ScaleDoc
MethodRF
ClassRAD
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.61
Last changed2.64

Part names

Views^W contrast ITFindPtHead+Neck>Cerebral cisternsDocRFCerebral cisternsHeadNeckITContrastWViewsFindingPoint in time (spot)Radio fluoroscopyIntrathecal

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