LOINC Code 86403-3: RF Guidance for placement of catheter in Fallopian tube

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 Guidance for placement of catheter. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Pelvis>Fallopian tube.

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 Guidance for placement of catheter in Fallopian tube
• Guidance for placement of catheter
• Cath; Cath place; CorePlaybook; Document; Finding; Findings; Fluor; Fluoro; Fluoroscopy; Guid; Guide; Guided; Gyn; Gynecology; Imaging; OB; ObGyn; Obstetrics; Pelvic; Plac of cath; Playbook; Point in time; Rad; Radiology; Random; Tub; Tube, unspecified

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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