LOINC Code 87183-0: Guidance for greater than 2 injections of trigger point of Muscle

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 GE 3 for injection of trigger point. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX>Muscle.

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 greater than 2 injections of trigger point of Muscle
• Guidance GE 3 for injection of trigger point
• CorePlaybook; Document; Finding; Findings; Guid; Guide; Guided; III; Imaging; Inj; Misc; Miscellaneous; Musc; Muscl; Other; Playbook; Point in time; Rad; Radiology; Random; Spec; To be specified in another part of the message; Trigger point injection GE3; 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.

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