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LOINC Code 87038-6: Guidance for additional transluminal angioplasty of Iliac artery

87038-6 is a LOINC code used to identify Guidance for additional transluminal angioplasty of Iliac 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 transluminal angioplasty. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Abdomen+Pelvis>Iliac 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 transluminal angioplasty. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Abdomen+Pelvis>Iliac 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 transluminal angioplasty of Iliac artery
  • Guidance additional for percutaneous transluminal angioplasty
  • Abd; Abd+Pelvis; Abdo; Abdominal; Add; Art; Cardio; Cardiology; CorePlaybook; Document; Finding; Findings; Guid; Guide; Guided; Heart Disease; Imaging; Pelvic; Pelvic artery; Perc; Playbook; Point in time; PTA; PTA addl; Rad; RADIOLOGY; Random

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 transluminal angioplasty of Iliac arteryGuided Iliac a PTA addlGuidance additional for percutaneous transluminal angioplastyRADFindPtAbdomen+Pelvis>Iliac artery

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code87038-6
SystemLOINC
Display nameGuidance for additional transluminal angioplasty of Iliac artery
DescriptionGuidance additional for percutaneous transluminal angioplasty
Short nameGuided Iliac a PTA addl
ComponentGuidance additional for percutaneous transluminal angioplasty
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)Abdomen+Pelvis>Iliac 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 transluminal angioplastyFindPtAbdomen+Pelvis>Iliac arteryDoc{Imaging modality}TrueUnspecifiedAbdomenPelvisPercutaneousGuidanceIliac arteryTransluminal angioplastyAdditionalFindingPoint in time (spot)Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty

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