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LOINC Code 87182-2: Guidance for placement of wire

87182-2 is a LOINC code used to identify Guidance for placement of wire 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 for placement of wire. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX.

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 for placement of wire. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX.

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 wire
  • CorePlaybook; Document; Finding; Findings; Guid; Guide; Guided; Imaging; Misc; Miscellaneous; Other; Playbook; Point in time; Rad; Radiology; Random; Spec; To be specified in another part of the message; Unspecified; Wire 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.

Common synonyms

Guidance for placement of wireGuided Unsp region Wire placeRADFindPtXXXDoc

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code87182-2
SystemLOINC
Display nameGuidance for placement of wire
Short nameGuided Unsp region Wire place
ComponentGuidance for placement of wire
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)XXX
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 for placement of wireFindPtXXXDoc{Imaging modality}PlacementGuidanceWireFindingPoint in time (spot)

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