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LOINC Code 86999-0: Guidance for additional percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy of Artery

86999-0 is a LOINC code used to identify Guidance for additional percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy of Artery 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 Guidance additional for percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX>Artery.

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 Guidance additional for percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX>Artery.

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: {Imaging modality}

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

Guidance for additional percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy of Artery
Guidance additional for percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy
Thrombectomy terms with "Guidance additional" indicate a procedure on another vessel in the same family of vessels, where a vascular family is defined as a branch of the aorta and all of its more distal branches. For the primary procedure for this family of vessels, use [LOINC87169-9], and for a procedure on a vessel in a different vascular family performed on the same day, use [LOINC: 87164-0].
Add; Art; Cardio; Cardiology; CorePlaybook; Document; Finding; Findings; Guid; Guide; Guided; Heart Disease; Imaging; Mech thromb addl; Misc; Miscellaneous; Other; Perc; Playbook; Point in time; Rad; RADIOLOGY; Random; Spec; To be specified in another part of the message; 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.

Common synonyms

Guidance for additional percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy of ArteryGuided Artery Mech thromb addlGuidance additional for percutaneous mechanical thrombectomyRADFindPtXXX>Artery

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code86999-0
SystemLOINC
Display nameGuidance for additional percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy of Artery
DescriptionGuidance additional for percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy
Short nameGuided Artery Mech thromb addl
ComponentGuidance additional for percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)XXX>Artery
ScaleDoc
Method{Imaging modality}
ClassRAD
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.63
Last changed2.64

Part names

Guidance additional for percutaneous mechanical thrombectomyFindPtXXX>ArteryDoc{Imaging modality}PercutaneousGuidanceArteryXXXAdditionalMechanical thrombectomyFindingPoint in time (spot)Unspecified region imaged

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