LOINC Code 87188-9: Guidance for exchange of nephroureteral stent of Kidney and Ureter and Urinary bladder

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 percutaneous exchange of nephroureteral stent. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Abdomen>Kidney & Abdomen+Pelvis>Ureter & Pelvis>Urinary bladder.

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 exchange of nephroureteral stent of Kidney and Ureter and Urinary bladder
• Guidance for percutaneous exchange of nephroureteral stent
• Abd; Abd+Pelvis; Abdo; Abdominal; Change; CorePlaybook; Document; Finding; Findings; Guid; Guide; Guided; Imaging; Kid+Uret+Blad; Kidney; Nephric; Nephrology; Nephrour stent exch; Pelvic; Perc; Playbook; Point in time; Pyelogram; Pyelography; Rad; Radiology; Random; Renal; Replace; Ureter+Blad

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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