LOINC Code 87113-7: Guidance for placement of tunneled CV catheter without port in Chest

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 tunneled central venous catheter without port. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Chest.

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 placement of tunneled CV catheter without port in Chest
• Guidance for placement of tunneled central venous catheter without port
• Cath; CorePlaybook; Document; Finding; Findings; Guid; Guide; Guided; Imaging; Playbook; Point in time; Rad; RADIOLOGY; Random; Thorax; Tun CVC place; Tun CVC wo port place

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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