LOINC Code 87153-3: Guidance for therapeutic puncture and drainage of Cervical spine

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 therapeutic for puncture+drainage. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Neck>Spine.cervical.

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 therapeutic puncture and drainage of Cervical spine
• Guidance therapeutic for puncture+drainage
• C/sp; Cerv; CorePlaybook; C-spine; Document; Drain; Exudate; Finding; Findings; Guid; Guide; Guided; Imaging; Playbook; Point in time; Rad; Radiology; Random; Removal of fluid; Spinal; Spinal Cord; Ther; Therapeutic punc+drainage

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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